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THE SPANISH MARRIAGES. Th; fot firth number of the Revue Retrospective, published at Paris by M. Taschereau, contains the following, important and interesting correspondence respeetii - ig the Spanish marriages : CHRISTINA To LOUIS PHILIPP E. LZTTk;I I Fll On Q UEEN Madrid, this 15th Drcember, 1844. To 11. M. the King of the French, my beloved uncle. Sire, —The kindness which your Majesty has always manifested towards me encourages me to present to you m y respects and my congratulation s on t h e occas i on of the marriage of the 'like d'Aumale. I hope that this union may prove a source of happiness for all the ruyal family, but more especially for your Majesty and my dear aunt. NV 1 4 are approaching also the holy festivals of Christ mas and the New Year, and I now pay you my respects for those days. I can never forget, the pleasure I felt in spending them near you, near aso estimable family ! I trust one day to see that happiness renewed. If my duties retain me at present near my beloved daughters, I hops that, as soon as our wishes are accomplished, I may be able to fly to you, personally to renew the ex pression of my sentiments. What those sentiments are is no secret to you; you may therefore believe in the sincerity, and accept of the wishes I offer up for you, especially on the occasion of the coming holy festivals. I have another act of duty to fulfil towards you, my dear uncle; it is to inform you of my marriage with the Duke or Rianzares. I believe that you know of it, al ready, blpeeially through my excellent aunt the Queen; but I should feel wanting in my duty if I omitted to take this step myself towards you. My dear aunt regarded this resolution of mine with that maternal goodness na tural to her, and which gave me infinite joy. I doubt not but this step will be equally well received by you, whose kindness towards me is so long standing. The Duke of Rianzares has come in for his share of this kindness; and believe me, my beloved uncle, that the gratitude and respect he feels for you are profound. You may always rely upon his sentiments as upon mina.. I hope that your health is as good as I wish it to 13.! for many a long year to come. We enjoy, thanks be to the Almighty, this blessing, and I have the gratification to behold my daughters happy. They send you their homage and congratulations, uniting their wishes to those offered to God kr.:your Majesty's welfare, by her who kisses a thousanlttmes the hand of your Majesty, and is happy to be your Majesty's most affectionate, re spectful, and obedient niece,. _ MARIA CHRISTINA. [To the original of the above letter a note is added in thu handwriting of the secretary of the ex-King, M. Fain, as follows :—" The King replied by an ' auto graph complimentary letter on the 2d of February. 1845." The_following translation was also found in the portfolio] TO THE Eurrons oe THE HERALD°. Madrid, June 6, 1846. Gentlemen,—As the words pronounced in the Cham ber of Deputies of France, on tie 27th of .‘,l ay, by M. Thiers, ono of its most illustrious members, may give rise to a renewal of ancient and. unjust accusations against the Queen-Mother—accusations which never had any other foundation than the ignorance of facts incompatible by their nature from publicity—it is impossible to re main silent any longer ; for, besides the danger of seeing_ public opinion led astray in the field of conjecture, th e Queen-Mother finds herse.lf attacked in her personal sen timents before a respectable body, whose discuSsions certainly deserve an echo in Europe. M. Thiers affirmed without hesitation, and w expressing that courteous doubt which the subject the circumstances seemingly commanded, ‘, th e Queen -Mother nourished in her heart an unqua hatred against the sons of her sister; and that, nated by that melancholy sentiment, she turned to Naples, to seek for Count T rapan i as h us b and fo l daughter." "thout t and t the lified lomi rards her Whilst the blindness of party spirit has attribn4d to the Queen-Mother, in tbis serious affair, views bas4d en political calculations, more or less prudent, or on family affections, more or less excusable (avouables), to allow time to reply in presence of the profound silence of those who might so easily defend this august Princess, Niould be attended with the serious inconvenience of infallibly misleading public opinion on a subject which touches so nearly the royal dignity. To-day, however, when speak ing before a French Chamber of the marriage o the Queen of Spain—of a question which, thougCdiplqma tic, is not the less essentially a national one—M. Then has asserted that its most serious (funestc) complication arose from the hatred nourished in the heart of the Queen-Mother; the honour of that Princess, and of who flatter themselves to have always loyally served , demand that this unjust accusation, arising from a p and vulgar sentiment, launched against a person wh little deserves it, either as a queen or a mother, shl be refuted. Snrely, as a queen and as a mother, she ought to be allowed to form a free judgment of the convenanca or the impossibility of each of the candidates for the hand of her daughter; but she has not, nor ever will have, any other object in view than the welfare of the pe pie whom she once g o verne d, an d it i s th e hi g h es t cons de rations of the p u bli c i nterest a l one w hi ch can make .her t reject certain candidates. But, thank Heaven, those diplomatic and political difficulties will not be increased by those implacable hatreds, which are not entertained hy this illustrious princees,;whose illustrious misfortunes have not caused her to repent of her clemency : the rea son is as simple as it is honourable—it is that the Queen 21iner does not know what hatred is. Instructed by a long and painful experience, beholding from the height of her greatness the spectacle of our misfortunes, in comninnication with the leading men which, in each contingency, every shade of opinion sent to the Throne as the faithful expression of their views, it could not escape her observation that in every faction there are men and doctrines deserving of approbation ; that each has had his day of triumph, of error and mis fortune ; that sincerity is to be round amongst them all, and that where sincerity exists party spite is only ae additional error which the vulgar regard as a political creed which becomes the haunt of low and vulgar ambi tions. And wken such is the opinion of this august Princess on all these opposed factions who have caused so much disorder in the kingdom, and of whom there is, perhaps, not one who has nut offended her, at least by distrusting her intentions, is it credible that she should have consulted those hatreds and angers, and not the most high interests of the Government, to guide her in the grave question which is to ensure the personal hap piness of her daughter, and to weich the country has attached so many hopes of glory ? The reply cannot be doubtful, especially as it is expected from the judg ment of Spaniards, and not from that of the French deputy. It Is truly astonishing that the man who endeavoured to explain in a manner so little honourable the aversion of her Majesty to the candidsteship in question, should not have been more exact in his positive affirmations that the Queen-Mother ardently desired a Neapolitan candidate for the hand of her daughter. It is astonish ing that the sage historian, so well versed in the policy of the day, should have gone so far back to find the origin and the support given to the candidate which he deplores so much. A solemn light will, however, soon be thrown upon this serious affair, which has shaken the union so necessary to the moderate opinion, and has dkl prived it of the name of a party, so useful in the hour of struggle, and the singular martyrdom of this august Princess will cease—a martyrdom which can only be en dured on the steps of a throne—to suffer calumny without being able to reply to it. It is true that the distance between the illustrious French deputy and the modest writer of these lines is immense ; but with truth we nay side, and when my heart tells m e th at t h e cause I defend is noble and gene rous, I never hesitate before the quality of my ad veraaries.—l am, &c., (Signed) AN. M. RUBIO. TO TIER MAJESTY qUEENNIVI„AiI.RIA CHRISTINA. June ,--t l s 1 6, 1846. My dearest Sister and Ni ece lllY ' i with astonish ment, mingled with a sentiment which for you prevents me from exeressin my friendship that I have read the letter which the private more distinctly, of the Duke of Rianzares has inserteNriivnattensecretary journals, signed by himself. Nobody:has been ab e le Madrid t cover the end of the insinuations contained in thatladcuis remit upon the origin of what is calied the candidate_ ship of your brother, the Count .e Trapani, for the hand of ,the Queen, your august daughter. In fact, the discussions which the publication of this letter, has occesioned in the public journals prove that ,no orte_ootllA l have been mistakeit. that . the design of. these insinuationr..was, Hot only tti, attribute it to myself! personally, as well• as to-my Government, but also to, have it believed that it•was imposed by us against your opinion and co , itiyry to vour will. These assertions are so totally false that I am.unzible to tolerate them, and I now demand justice for them. ' I think I ought, my dear niece, to notice here some facts, upon' the accuracy Of wbiCh y ou will not refuse to tear your testimony. - At the time you were here in the midst of us, and even before we had with you those frequent conversations, those interchanges of confidence which our mutual feel ings tendered so pleasing to us, you did not cease to express your desire that it was one of my ,tong who should become the hu b dof - Isabella 11. . Y ," told nz,„harL,. . 5..a 1 1 Queen this union was the •,, of a great irstijority of the Spanish those desists, natiori. You kuc ',w I was touch, 41 by for w h om x ll try Low i ap;)reciate , i t suffrages of a nation regard, when i explained all inY life,. so much esteem and . x.plained to y o u, at muc h length, the reasons which int er with, and which obi ne i ll to prevent we acceding to that and fullTeApeessioale.:" tO demand from you a clear clifils_ulty. which I had 3 to u ie r ; .:P=nion. I cannot forget the ever,• , l succeeded you perceive them; how in convincing ' necessary to seek sow,e other elug .You, that it would be witS rsrofsrable might be founr . You, and that which ants of Philip V. These awong the princes,descend ,_.iikll4, were then marriageable, to the number of -since married, that number has eof them having been to six, of whom three (the sons softhereby been reduced the deplorable position of bein Don Carlos), being in canna be thought of; Spain is deprived by th e law, advantages which might have been of the political fusion of parties so unhappily ; , ag.tata n t. t : Ci r p r ated from th e • 'that-the husband of the Queen might be chosen fro m among the prinees of the Spanish race, : who r nunciatiop, or treaty had deprivett.of the ir , laVg, :re - Weir Ilitimat rights. of succession- to the throne of Spain, the - Cho' choice _of the_ Qiieri cat Lel•!s,q;,%.,fu ts t!**eatl a tinita th.e4144 - eoes_;k.-p.,4 I _,-ritit--,„„-s.:..4, operation and foraeYeaa -- - to lie between the Duke of Cadii„ the..l)uke of Seville ' ...- and the count Trapani. You know, .- us y - ,t, ...ar plece, that .. • far. from seeking. to influence your choice, ;march:it of the'-' Quee4 your daughter, I have constantly told you that' , • Lijegard ,to the first two I thought their quality as A pt , t etir:WSl • .. niards, born and educated in Spain, gave them some ___„ :l 7V < , .ritage. ; further, 'that. having myself often s een 1 :E-- ,. - :4003,). J,9g4g- -princes during _ their .sojourn among -5 c ' adv- 1 lieZeVrd "than worth of - 4,-: . 37 . • • Ott Que4,q's And 4.k, , f , -- - ...?,. ;-. , ~...k.;. .... _.:;,.,,__ _ .., i...._... . . ...,,,,,, ,'yam', 4 .1"7.,,:. ~, ..„...: ( 4/5 NI S .mLLthJ TH your choice falli ng u p on th em . B u t y ou _ always told me it was natural you should prefer your own brother; you have even stated that this preference had often been expressed by the Queen, your daughter, and that we should have been wanting in our duty as parents and friends, if we had not contributed, as much as it de pended on us, to facilitate an union which you appeared to desire, and which appeared also to us satin actory in all respects. But the thought of imposing anything, e i her upon you, the Queen, or upon Spain, never entered into my mind, nor into that of my Government. We defy the production of any trace of it. Still, I will not close this letter without again calling your attention, as I have already done so many times, to the dangerous con sequences which may follow upon calling a prince, an entire stranger to Spain, to share the throne of the Queen, your daughter, or to transfer the Crown into a tamily other than its own. It is for the interest of the Crown, for yours, and for that of Spain, that I solemnly repeat this counsel to you. It is not less the interest of France, which is so deeply interested in the greatness and the prosperity of Spain, to preserve that lively friendship which has united the two countries to this day, which is now so precious to both, and so neces sary for the maintenance of the peace and repose of the world. I pray you, my dear niece, to be my interpreter both with the Queen and the Infanta, your beloved daugh ters, in expressing to them, on my behalf, my wishes for their happiness, and the affectionate friendship which I entertain for them from the depths of my heart ; and, for yourself, believe the sincerity of the sentiment with which I subscribe myself, my very dear sister and niece, your Majesty's most affectionate brother and uncle, LOUIS PHILIPPE. TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE FRENCH. Madrid, June 23, 1846. My very dear Uncle,—l received yesterday, by M. Bresson, the letter which your Majesty had the good ness to address to me, dated the 16th of the present month. It, every time that I receive these marks of your goodness, I feel the most lively satisfaction, I can not conceal from you, my dear uncle, that this, which I have just received, has at this time proved to me a great source of bitterness, because I perceive by your word that your heart has been irritated and wounded by the language and the controversy which has arisen in the different journals, in consequence of the article written by my secretary, M. Rubio. His motive in writing that article was pure. He would never have written if a deputy (sic), who has the fortune to ap proach you, and to be your minister, had not dared to pronounce, in the Chambor of Deputies of France, words which could be interpreted here in a sense very unsatis factory to myself. You know, my dear uncle, the preference which we had given to my brother Trapani was the result of the conferences at En; and it was to this fact, too well known, that M. Rubio wished to refer, and not to other matters, for he knows how to respect kings and royal persons as a good and true Spaniard. You have had the goodness, my dear uncle, to recal to me the different conversations we have had en famille respecting the marriage of my daughter. Our hearts were there open. Y our n i ece spo k e t h ere w i t h a ll t h e freedom th a t y our goo d ness an d fr i en d sh i p perm i tted to her. Yes, I recollect with sorrow that it was there I was made to perceive the utter impossibility of a marriage between my daughter and one of the princes of your family. In such a union I thought I could see the happiness of my Isabella; and it was only her happiness and that of Spain which I sought, and shall seek, in her marriage. A prince who may render both. Spain and my daughter happy, was and is my principle. If a Bourbon com bines these qualities, I prefer him; if not, I should prefer another Prince; for it is my duty to con sider this question as a mother and a Spaniard. I doubt not that your excellent heart as a father, and your love for France, will make you recognize the justice of these sentiments in the heart of a mother and of a Spaniard; and that you may be sure no other interests, no hostile feelings, could make your niece act in the manner that it . has been endeavoured to make you believe. A Catholic Prince, religious, moral, educated, is what I desire for my Isabella, provided she be content with the choice, for I do not conceive that a mother has a right to inter. fere with her daughter's freedom in such circumstances. I appeal to your excellent heart if you can do otherwise. You tell me in your letter that neither you nor your Government have ever had any thought of imposing anything either upon the Queen, upon Spain, or myself; and that it was in the way of advice for our interests, and for the interests of Spain and France, that you told me that the marriage of my daughter should be with a Bourbon. I shall be very happy if those interest can be conciliated, for I yield to no one in a desire to see the two nations prosper, always united. I thank your Majesty for the sentiments you have expressed towards my children, and I offer to you their homage. Believe, my dear uncle, the affectionate senti ments with which I subscribe myself your most affec tionate and dutiful niece, MARIA CHRISTINA. LETTER FROM LOUIS PHILIPPE TO QUEEN CHRISTINA. Neuilly, June 30, 1846. My very dear Sister and Niece,—lf the publication of M. Rubio aroused painful feelings within me, which I thought it as well to express to you, I avow that Ido not find in the letter I have just received from your Majesty that satisfaction which I sought for. You speak to me of the speeches of M. Thiers as having called for some public explanation from your secretary. You alone are, doubtless, able to form a judgment on the necessity of such explanations; but I, in my turn, may find it strange, that when it is a notorious tact that there is not the slightest unison between me and M. Thiers, ❑er between him and my Government, which he is well known to oppose, we should find ourselves ex posed to assertions as false as those of which I com plained to you myself. But what would you have me think today, my dear sister and niece, when I find the following sentence in the letter you have just addressed to me? You are aware, my dear uncle, the preference given Cqu'on avait donnie) to my brother Trapani was the result of the conferences held at Eu, and it is to this too well known fact that M. Rubio alluded, and not to other things; for he knows how to respect kings and royal personages like a good and true Spaniard." I must recal to your memory, as the above sentence shows me that your recollections are not quite complete and exact, that the preference given to your brother the Count of Trapani bears a date much anterior to the visits which the Queen of England deigned to pay me at Eu, and I may add, that you know, or at least that you ought not to have forgotten, that you manifested a desire for this preference before the time when the King of Naples, your brother, recognised your august daughter ; and that it was in accordance with this desire, manifested by your Majesty, that we set on foot the negotiation at Naples, which ended in that recognition. I must also tell you, my dear niece, that these friendly visits of the Queen of England to Eu were by no means what are styled conferences in diplomatic language ; and although the two Ministers of Foreign Affairs, who were in our suite, naturally took advantage of the occa sion to discuss the political - interest of the two countries, it is nevertheless a well known fact that no protocol, or any other notification whatsoever, was made in conse quenco thereof to any other power, and that assuredly the Spanish Government did not receive one from either of the two Governments whose Ministers met at Eu. But this supposition of conferences held at Eu implies a still more striking contradiction than all tit others ; for if such conference had really taken place, it would have consisted only of France and England, and it would naturally follow that if the preference given to Count Trapani, or all other princes, descendants of Philip V., was really the result of the conferences at Eu, England would have acted conjointly with France in this pre tended coercion exercised towards Spain and your Majesty to impose upon them, in favour of the Prince your brother, that preference which, according to M. Rubio, has made you suffer a martyrio singular. But there is another fact which bears upon the suoject,which I wish to recal to your memory, namely, that when in our private conversations I convinced you that, notwith standing all our affection for you and for the Queen your daughter, it was not amongst my sons that a hus band for her was to be found, your first thought fell very naturally upon your brother, the Count d'Aquila, the elder brother of the Count Trapani, and that it was only t w c::h en im C b o y the u n t d'Aquila et . Naples,quitahaddeclined the overtures made conformable to your wishes, es h , and long before his departure for the Brazils, therefore- In vain,of N ua ap y le d s e t a ook . upon himself to inform Countt the King of your intentions respecting him, It is makeoutraw7lait M. itabiedea r ea n n ie s c b e, y tha e t I endeavour to a o pay f o de ag th uella ‘ rec 4 im u e t n t m at b i re .wth ri t g o en te l ll c se a / n e d m i n d e c e t s u c r t: and niece,, because I believ® ''''itatotebrethtrius'e,miys, t dear hat sister when M. Rubio composed his refutation of the s p ee N". 'niers he did n ot su fa Ciently c alculatethelo c e h a e r s in o g f of his insinuations, an d of the serious embarrassments which he was prep ar i ng f or you, in endeavouring to exempt you from a participation, impossiblete deny, in a candidateship which has b een unhappily believe most unjustly, the o bj ect of nantlyndin vectives. 'must look upon You tell me, my dear niece, tha g t u y e o e u n tie a moquestion;e and oof the a sp marriagean Spaniard. According Isabella ivi. idea, this definition of your duties is very incomplet e. gm" without doubt, " as a mother and as a Spaniard,' agree to it willingly; but be it expressly understood that it should be especially as " Queen-Mother of the reigning Queen of Spain , " and with due consideration in their full extent to the great interests which appertain to an act of such high importance. Marriages of this nature are not to be regulated after the simple conversances which regulate marriages in private life. • There is but one alternative. If the marriage of a Queen of Spain in her own right does not add strength and stabil it y to her throne, be assured that it will shake its foundations. And to procure this accession of strength and stability, the choice of the hus band of the Queen must bring and rally round her throne the inclinations and the affections of those national fn l‘ s te se r respecting wh whose dispositions you cannot have forgotten :::::11.91 1 ett i th i uns y b i y6 oigit ti t o know you have so often told me in our friendly conver sations.marr, It is also impossible for me not to see to what the restricted conditions enumerated in your L • apply, which appear to you sufficient to fix the hand I f ee ll- 3 will- - tell whenceA rt hir l orl4 ,, rd:4: - ,,, it i n h l tia f y . , or fraol y im , i o: d r august daughter. - Well, R - i g . :, Py :h u a t w you frankly, that if on; the one .Yours the most iincere - = and feelings to th_ fa the other hand I entertain, similar many :Ties ; and tt ' a h f is endeared to myouhledarttakebythsaot a a i s lim a y re e l n a d ti e o a n v , ouarnadt ::t would beprecisely as a friend, . ly the reverse flexion, the results ofnd,uve utch, according to me, e both parties • I should use to reject a con be exact would vainly flattered th emB , 4 " what they ,..l . would Yee .:Dave ~.., J.44......1.4 'le 1 - 4 1 they ".44 64' 4112- NDON, THURSDAY . SUN, L tained. It is because I have it conviction of the sad consequences which this union will produce for the future happiness of the Queen your daughter, for that of your family, and, not the least, for that of the Spanish monarchy also, that I do not desire to bear the responsi bility of my silence in a circumstance so grave, and in which, on the contrary. I have wished to give you, with all the solemnity that I can attach to it, counsel to ab stain from it. Believe always the sincerity of my regard for you, and of the friendship which I bear towards you, and repeat to your beloved children that I love them tenderly, and that the constant object of my wishes and my efforts is their happiness and the prosperity of Spain. — I am, my dearest sister and neice, your Majesty's very affectionate brother and uncle, LOUIS PHILIPPE. TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE YRENCH. Madrid, January 3, 1847. Majesty—l hope that your Majesty will pardon my constant devotion, if I venture to trouble you with this letter ; but my heart, which is devoted to your Majesty, would commence the new year with pain, if I had not the happiness of renewing to your Majesty the sincerity of the motives which animate me in praying for your Majesty all the blessings of Heaven. Deign to accept, also, my dear uncle, the felicitations and the respects which, on this occasion, the Duke of Rianzares and all my little family present to you. Be always sure of our tender and respectful affection, and of our constant prayers for your happiness, and that this new year may be for you and for all your dear family the happiest ; and that any trouble, however small it may be, that may afflict your excellent heart, or sadden your days, may be very tar off for the happiness of all, but especially of your children, to the number of whom I am proud to belong. Accept, my dear uncle, these sentiments, dictated by affection the most tender, and by gratitude the most constant. I kiss your Majesty's hand, and subscribe myself your Majesty's most affectionate and devoted niece, MARIA CHRISTINA. TO HER MAJESTY MARIA CIIRISTINA . My dean-st Sister and Niece,—l am deeply touched by the kind wishes you have expressed for me on the occa sion of the new year. Be assured that those.which I form for the welfare of your Majesty are not less lively or less sincere. You may also rest assured of the interest which I take in your little family, and I beg of you to present my sincere thanks to the Duke of Rianzares for the kind expressions which you have conveyed to me on his part. Although we would be always delighted to see you here, nevertheless I must say that I perceive with plea sure that your sojourn in Spain is still prolonged ; for I believe that the assistance of your experience and of your maternal affection is of great utility to the Queen, your august daughter, as also to the King her husband, besieged as they are by annoyances (tiraillements) of every kind. A stop must be put to those crises, those continual commotions, and that can only be done by the formation of a Ministry at once devoted to the Queen and enjoying the confidence of the Cortes, which, like these, may not be formed under the action of revolu tionary elements. May peace and union reign in the august household of your children. May they never forget that theirs is the chiefest of all blessings. May they follow, I will venture to say, as a wish and as an advice, the example of their aged relatives, the Queen and me; and may they leave to Spain, as we leave to France, a numerous regia proles, which may guarantee a oaThey are admirablythe stability of the throne of Spain aga i nst all the ma chinationsyouhow cannot o rne o lv f conclude ra fa e c n t a ifactions tihsis :o letter of i p without o ro. ie s ! hey n e s n well l u disposed, your agivend dear e us rdaughter theutmost tenderlysatisfacti.on. ve love we hope that she is happy, an d you may be assured' that she has had in France, and particularly in Paris, complete success. I remain, with all my heart, my dearest sister and niece, your Majesty's most affectionate brother and uncle, LOUIS PHILIPPE. SCENE IN THE TUILERIES. M. Emile de Girardin gives the following personal narrative of the events which took place in the palace of the Tuileries on the 24th February, the day of the abdi cation and flight of Louis Philippe:— M. Emile de Girardin was passing before the Hotel des Affaires Etrangeres, when the accidental discharge which lighted a revolution took place. On Feb. 24, at 7 o'clock in the morning, he had gone through the streets, and had, by personal observation, satisfied himself of the gravity of the situation; he then determined to go to the Tuileries, and arrived there at 8 o'clock, after having scaled several barricades. He demanded to speak to the King; General Rumigny requested him first to see M. Thiers, who was at the head-quarters of the Carousel with MM. Barrot, de Remusat, Dovergier d'Haurranne, and Lansoriciire. M. de Girardin went there and con • vinced them that the situation was more grave than they imagined. From the head-quarters he went back to the Tuileries—a proclamation was got up hastily, but Nhere was it to be printed? There was plenty of artillery, but no printing-office. A printing press and types would in that moment have been worth more than ten cannons and their ammunition. M. Thiers implored M. Merruan and M. de Girardin to compose and print as quickly as possible at the printing-offices of the Consti tutionnel and the Presse the proclamation which had been prepared, and which announced the formation of the Ministry of Thiers, Barrot, Duvergier, and Remusat, and the dissolution of the Chamber. At the same moment that M. de Girardin came out of the Tuileries MM. Guiaot, de Broglie, and d'Hausson vine arrived there on foot. They were not received. Seconds are hours. To go from the Tuileries to the Rue Montmartre, crossing thirty barriers, required more than thirty minutes. The proclamation of M. Thiers is composed and printed. It was in vain to attempt to pos t it up; it was hissed at, and immediately torn down. M. de Girardin, judging by this fact of the gravity of cir cumstances, took upon himself to compose immediately the following proclamation:—" Tuileries, Feb. 24. 1845; 11 o'clock in the morning. —Abdication of the King; regency of the Duchess of Orleans; dissolution of the Chamber; general amnesty;" and returned with all dis patch to the Tuileries. He informed Marshal Bugeaud, at the head-quarters of the', Carousel, of what was passing and then went to the cabinet of the King, where he was introduced after losing several minutes in attending. The King was in an arm-chair, near the window. MM. Thiers and de Remusat were present; they were standing near the fire-place. " What is the matter, M. de Girardin ?" said the King. —" There is not, sire, a moment to lose, and if the most decisive measures are not now taken, in an hour royalty will have ceased in France." All eyes were directed on M. de Girardin, as if he had lost his reason - . He perceived M. Merruan, the principal editor of the Constitutionnel, who was present, and ap pealed to him. The statement of M. de Girardin was confirmed by M. Merruan. After a moment of silence, the King said—" What is to be done?"—" Abdicate, sire!!"—" Abdicate!!"—" Yes, without a moment's hesitation, and confer the regency on the Duchess of °dean:, for the Duke de Nemours will ❑ot be accepted." The King rose and said, " Gentlemen, shall I mount my horse?"—" No," was the reply. The Duke de Montponsier approached the King, and pressed him to abdicate. The King said, "I abdicate. The regency of the Duchess of Orleans is accepted." The discharge of musketry was more distinctly heard. It was ,then clear that the Tuilleries would soon be at tacked.—" Go, go, M. de Girardin!"—M. de Girardin went with no other guarantee than the word of the King: At the corner of the Rue Richelieu and the Rue St. Honorti ho was stopped by the guardians of the barri cades. He announced to them the abdication of the King, the regency of the Duchess of Orleans, the disso lution of the chamber, and a general amnesty. They would not believe it.—" Is it printed?" " No!"—" Is it written?" "No!"—" What guarantee have we then?" "My word."—..' Who are you?" " Emile de Girardin." —" The deputy that has resigned?" " Yes."—."That is enough." " Pass—pass."—Acclamations were heard on all sides, and cries of transport, " The King has abdi cated!"—" The chamber is dissolved!" M. de Girardin passes, and arrives at the Place du I'alais Royale, where the fire was kept up botwcea the post of the Chateau d'Eu and the people. He endea voured ineffectually to stop the fire. General Lamori ciere was not more fortunate; he was also wounded in the arm. " After an hour thus spent, M. de Girardin returned to the Tuileries, where he found neither king, princes, nor ministers. " Where were they ?" M. de Girardin did not know.—lnterrogated by the crowd, who entered, he could only reply: " The King has abdicated! The Duchess of Orleans is regent! The chamber is dissolved! A general amnesty is proclaimed!" "Is that true?" " Yes." : " Write and sign it then." M. de Girardin sat down at a table where he wrote and signed about 500 bulletins of abdication, for which the crowd almost fought, this was about one o'clock. At this time the regency of the Duchess of Orleans was favourably re ceived, but as news too good to be true. " Lead us to the Chamber of Deputies," said the crowd to M. de Girardin. He complied. A host of men followed him, and was preceded by a flag borne by an old aide de-camp of Napoleon, Colonel Dumoulin. Arrived at the chamber of deputies he went in alone, and took his old place near that of M. de Lamartine, but he soon quitted it to go behind the seat on which the Duchess of Orleans was placed between her two sons, by the side of the Duke of Nemours. She held in her hand a speech. " Madame, ascend the tribune with your two sons," said M. de Girardin. The duchess hesitated. She rose, and again sat down. The public tribunes were besieged. The duchess and her sons retired. M. de Girardin im mediately ascended ;the public tribunes, and addressing the crowd, said, " Q u i c k, a flag to protect the Duchess of Orleans!" One of the combatants immediately de scended with his flag. A moment afterwards the duchess was at the hotel of the President of the Chamber, and then left in a carriage, without foreseeing the events which afterwards occurred. BALLOON AscENT.:The first ascent for the season was made last evening f rom th Cr em or Galen e, o gr , grounds da Lieutenant of which were opened for theoeeas e i n and a party of ladies andgentlemen, very large dimensions, and of an in a new improved shape and appearance, in. the presence of a large concourse ot .m spec - t u tors. The atmosphere being very clear at the time the ascent, the balloon c o ntinued i n sight a considerableeof :time, although very high in the air. It crossed the .between Battersea and Putne y , takin g a course overy Wimbledon. There we re the usual accom paniments of the firing of guns and the music of a military band at the moment of the ascent, and the novelty of an address spoken by Mr. Van Buren appropriate to the business. The company assembled, atter baying witnessed the departure of the aeronauts, were entertained by dramatic. representations, a concert, &c., in the great hall . of the , eetttiplisbenat, ~ r, 4 rrottf 11: si EVENING, APRIL 27, 1848. LAW INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN'S BENCH, April 26. The Court resumed its sittings this morning at the usual hour. In the course of the day his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, accompanied by Lord Brougham, paid a visit to the court, and occupied a seat on the bench with the Noble and Learned Lord for upwards of ten minutes. BRIGGS V. THE MERCHANT TRADERS' SHIP, LOAN, AND INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. This was an action on a policy of insurance effected on the cargo of a ship named the Joseph Alexander, tradinc , between Ya rmout h and Goole, wh i ch was wrecked b and lost in one of its voyages to the latter place. The plaintiff, the owner of the vessel, had a lien on the goods which belonged to other parties to the ex tent of 7004, and to recover it he brought the action, which was decided in his favour, as a verdict was re turned for 7171. 10s. Mr. PRENDERGAST now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside on the grourill of misdirection. He (Mr. Prendergast) con tended that the plaintiff's claim was against the owners of the goods and not upon the goods themselves, but the Learned Judge told the jury that the plaintiff had a lien, and that he possessed an insurable interest. He (Mr. Prendergast) admitted that th e po i nt was a new one, but as it was an important one, he trusted their Lord ships would give the parties an opportunity of arguing it ,Rule granted. COURT . OF EXCHEQUER, April 26. (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Mr. Baron PARKE and Common Juries.) Several undefended eases were disposed of at the sitting of the Court. lIIRBERD V. TAYLOR. Thi s was said to be an action for the recovery of damages, in consaquenee of the defendant having held criminal conversation with the wife of the plaintiff. Mr. li:NowiAs said that it had been arranged between his Learned Friend (Sergeant Talfourd) and himself v erdict should b e ta k en for 40s. in th i s case, subject to to "private terms." ict accordingly entered for the plaintiff—Da mages subject s su bject to " private terms." ARCHES' COURT, Apeil 9 9. JUDGMENT.. GEILS V. GEILS. The notoriety given to this case caused rather a fuller attendance in court than upon ordinary occasions, al though it was known only to parties within a certain circle that judgment was to be given to-day. Sir Her bert Jenner bust commenced at ten o'clock, and did not conclude his judgment until half-past five. The Learned JUDGE commenced by directing atten tion to the fact that the case was remitted to this Court by the Bishop of Salisbury. The citation was notserved publicly on Mrs. Geils, but was last September brought into this Court under a new form, viz., that of suing for the restoration of conjugal rights, when it was further avowed, in allegations brought in and admitted, con taining the charges of cruelty, adultery, and other prac tices. This case was thus altered—The charge was now brought by the husband, and 20 witnesses were exa mined; it was appealed from, and taken before the Privy Council; it was then sent back to this Court. On the allegation and answer of Mr. Ge , i 3 ls l a 2 ile w g i a t t n i e o s ia s s e . s were e examined; the case was a r gued at great length, and the question was that whether ir s. Golfs Glelhadestablished mr all or either of the charges es e e r ra established n to relief from thi s court. If Courth charges, w asoof a opinionnd i iis entitled only one or two should be established, the Court will be bound to give relief, and if not, then her husband will be entitled to conjugal rights. It will be necessary to pro ceed without entering into particulars. The law will not allow separation of man and wife. Adultery, cruelty, &c., if one of these cannot be established, we must not then pronounce for a separation. It is not my intention to say, what I have already said in this case; there is one subject upon which the Court must make some observations, it is as to the Examiner of this court, whether he has not conducted himself as hitherto. It is impossible for me to speak too highly of the Examiner, for his duty is one of the first importance. If he exceeds his duty he is entitled to the censure of the Court; hitherto the Court has had no reason to complain of his conduct, and whatever may be the opinion of some parties, I have always foued him so correct that I cannot complain. The profession en tertains the same high opinion of him. Whether, in this instance, be has forfeited the character he had previously obtained is to be seen. We will now proceed with the cause. It was on the Bth of Oct., 1838, these parties were married, seven years before this suit was established. The parties lived together at various places till September, 1845, during which period four children were born ; these children are all living at this period. Mrs. Geils separated herself from her hus band, and has absented herself from her home ever since. It is not necessary to dwell at great length, but I will give a brief history of the parties. It appeared at the time of their marriage Mrs. Geils was about eighteen or nineteen years of age, the only child of a Mr. and Mrs. Dickenson. He died when she was but seven years of age ; he left considerable landed property, said to be wortk 1,800/. a year, the property of Mrs. Geils was about 3,2001. a year. Mr. Geils was the son of Colonel Geils, and held a commission as Lieutenant in the 14th Light Dragoons, which was in India. He was in England on the sick list, and was about 25 years of age ' having an income of about 500/. or 600/. a year. There was, therefore, a great disparity of their incomes. The family lived at Dumb a rton, in Scot land, and the Colonel had an estate of about 1,2001. a year, to which his son (the party in this case) would be entitled, but it was encumbered. There had been an intimacy between these two families for some time, Colonel Geils addressing Mrs. D. as his " dear and valued friend." The parties in the suit met in June, 1838, when Mrs. D. was on a visit to Colonel G oils, whose family was of respectability and some antiquity in that part of the country. He had four sons and one daughter ; one son was in the same regiment with his brother, and a third went out to India, and a fourth was in the East India College. An attachment grew up at the time, and Lieutenant Geils and Miss Dickenson were married in October following, being only three or four months after their first intimacy. Colonel Geils made an offer through a letter to Mrs. Dickenson, which was accepted, and preliminary matters were entered into, and to Mr. Geils, a wn a a a s c n cde brought s t s h i e o n r re o s f t a ttho. fortune e ut a settlement drawn up, and 1, 200 1 . a year was secured r l a year. In the course s w je a a t u s to get th e property in their possession. of the argument much was said of the manner in which doubt ; but th e C ourt has no reason to be ' l iDTbt i hy e ohi v rsatt e ahtm a uesa n cutet.cac i ni rai hn p ioi r y o d' per cou rse h as b een pursued. It appears that she was under an enga gement to b w r h o e k n e n i t ow aS s uggested that this engagementff. It must also h a gentleman in t sE h h n e o gul mother adn db e' was in the same house;if,ethreemreeftaorhe, r s e h d e t h h a a d t it w C a Col. subject . Geilsof concertediwma s l to makeup his son's income t o 6 00 4 . any idea of such a view, or had any objection to the f am ily, sbe would have retired before her daughter's affections bad been engaged. A settlement could not have been made with the consent of the Court of Chancery, is she was a ward of that Court; they had also the advice of an intelligent friend, the old family solicitor, therefore she was protected, and no censure could be fixed to the family on bringing the marriage about. In reference to their property, that it was encumbered, and it was not till after the marriage with bliss Dickenson that it was entirely free ; but the Master in Chancery must have known whether Mr. Geils was entitled to this estate; the mortgagees were endorsed on the deed, and there fore nu deception could have been practised. But whe ther the father forfeited his promise with reference to 600/. a„year is the question. The son lived upon the farm, ohildr e a n n d w o p n a l i d d n n o o t b r e e n m t a fo d r e some p e t i n m d e en t o I f t t w h a e s father said case of the death of the mother. The agreement was openly made, and there was no desire to hide or do any thing clandestinely. This could not be done without the Court of Chancery. This is all I think necessary to say. There was much said in the course of the ar gument on the conduct of these parties, with reference to the property of this young lady, but this has been answred, and the youni , lady might have declined the offer made to her. Under these circumstances the mar riage took place on the Bth October, 1838, and all the parties were present, with some of the sons, and it was approved of by both families. After the marriage Mr. and Mrs. Geils went into Scotland by the Lakes of Cumberland; they took up their residence about four miles from amber, but did not remain long there, in consequence of one of the servants taking the small pox; they then returned to Cononel Geils's, they then went to reside at Dumbrick, in May, 1841. The first child was born in April, 1841; they again returned to Dumbarton, where they resided three months. In 18 43 the second child was born, and. in 1844 the third child. It has been stated that differ ences commenced soon after the marriage, and continued until the separation.- The cause of their disputes is said to have arisen from a difference of their dispositions and The of their tastes. The marriage took pl ace two or three months after their intimacy, and there fore was a hast y one : difference of taste was, no doubt , the cause dis putes. Mrs. Geils was an only child, and after the death of her father was brought up in seclusion, and had no one to divide her affections with. Colonel Geils had five children, who, of course, were more divided in their affections. This young lady was considered mild and gentle; she was counted of an amiable and unimpeachable character; such was the evidence of her near neighbours. Her temper was neither violent nor passionate. These were qualities which wou ld make her an amiable wife. Considering her situati on i n lif e with reference to temper and for tune, she was an object of attention to the family of Colonel Geils, whose members had been much attached to each other. Mrs. Dickenson says she had a great dislike to this family a fter the marriage, particularly to two of it s members.•. Mr. Geils is said to be a man of very amiable disposition by his own family, and they attribute all this unhappiness to the temper of Mrs. Geils; but there may be some bias in this. It appears that after the marriage the property of Mrs. Geils was taken possession of by Mr. Geils, and appropriated to his own use. This was denied. It was said they had one com mon purse, which was devoted only to family purposes. A great deal h a d b een sa id o f her treatment at Dumbarton, where s h e was kept aga i nst h er w ill; and that the hou se was not p roper l y furn i s h e d, S t e. ; but it has been stat e d on the other side, that it was her own choice that she resided there. This is proved by certain letters which I think have been improperly introduced in this suit, in which it is said she expressed her dislike to this family. The Examiner very properly refused to receive these letters, but they were introduced by the other parties. In the course of this suit a letter in 1839 stated, we have received no money, &c., and John has nothing for his farce, 3et she lived there of her own accord ; I cannot, therefore, think this is a good cause of complaint. During her, residence here she miscarried four times, and hati;one infant, bueColonel and Mrs. Geils paid her every attention during this period, and nursed her at these 'Periods, therefore, I think there was no want of atten- GL: tion in these parties. In reference to Mr. Geils taking possession of the property, he states they spent 8001. or ( 1,000/. a year for their common expenses ; 6001. was expended in diamonds, but Mrs. Dickenson says she advanced this money for the purchase of these dia monds. The complaint of residence at Dumbrick is an swered by its being stated it was by their mutual consent While at Dumbarton, the family consisted of Colonel and Mrs. Geils and three children, and it was stated she was kept there against her consent. She knew what the family consisted of before she took up her residence there, and was not compelled to remain there, and yet it appears she occupied three rooms. I therefore think she could not complain of a want of accommodation while at Dumbarton, The sixth article complained of the terms on which she lived; that she was frequently left alone, or else forced into the society of people be neath herself; that he used bad language to her, and ex ercised great violence to her. He replies he was often forced to leave her society, and seek that of his family, in consequence of her violent temper ; that she would frequently make severe attacks upon his family, and speak most disrespectfully of them. Ile denies using coarse language, or exercising violence towards her, or having threatened violence. In speaking of Mrs. Nepean, his sister, Mrs. Geils sae! that she could not associate with her, as they were like oil and water, though she was very kind. Mrs. Dickenson said her daughter took a dislike to Mr. Nepean at a very early period, and other branches of the family, from the circumstance that Mr. Geils paid more attention to them than to her, that Mrs. Cul. Geils did not treat her daughter as she should; this was three years after the marriage, and there was a marked difference in Mr. Geils's conduct to her and to his own family; she thought he treated her daughter with some harshness ; there appeared a jealousy on both sides. On the other side, it is stated Mrs. Geils called her husband a contemptible wretch, a brute, and a tyrant, which was used towards him on many occasions, which often forced him from her presence. She would follow him about the house and continue her violence towards him. Three witnesses were examined on this point, and I have no doubt but that they gave their evidence with strong feelings in favour of the family. Mr. Geils's sister gave evidence of this, and that on one occasion Mrs. Geils struck her brother (a youth), and called him names. In reply to this Mrs. Geils states, she boxed his ears lightly on one occasion because he opened her chamber door while she was re tiring to rest, and made some observation to her ; it was was soon after that she had been a bride. She denies following her husband about the house. The Court could not justify such conduct ; that she did not receive the protection of her husband from such conduct. No doubt she had some violence of temper, for in a letter to her mother she writes she was acting wrong towards her husband, and promises to be better, hoping he will soon return to her. It was evident she was an accomplished lady, for she knew French, Italian, and German, though they say she acted with childish simplicity. A complaint was made that the Examiner had exceeded his duty in taking down these answers to the interrogatories, but the Court does not think so ; he was bound to take them down. The words " childish devotion" towards her husband were complained of, but I feel the Examiner has done no more than his duty ; ho could have no object in exceeding his duty, and I feel that he has not departed from that high character he has hitherto held in the profession. I feel it my duty to say so much of the Examiner. In reference to the strong language used towards her husband—it may be true, it may be false— but, if she felt a strong affection for her husband, she might have been jealous of her husband's attention to his family. She might have been also disappointed in the expected attention from her husband, she possessing so large a fortune ; but no conduct on the part of th( wife can justify his conduct towards his wife ; nothing could extenuate it ; blows are sufficient to justify the Court in sanctioning a separation, if they inflict an injury. The Learned Judge referred to the case of Holding v. Holding, and commented at some length upon it. Walker is a witness who states the conduct of Mr. Geils was not what a husband should exercise towards his wife, and on one occasion it is said he pushed violently into the room, and called her a —, and such was Mr. Geils's conduct towards her, that she stated to her mother, that if it were not for her children, to whom she was strongly attached, she would have left long since. On one occasion his violence was of such a nature that he compelled her to go down upon her knees before him, and that she suffered from his blows ; but the Court has no proof of this. In the 14th article she is said to have expressed a wish to separate, when he replied in strong language she should never have the children, and that they should never darken her mother's doors again. If his conduct justified a separation, the law will grant it. The servant had said she had seen him very violent on one occasion. It was when Mrs. Geils placed a smelling bottle to the nose of one of the children, the salts were too strong, and the child stepped back, when he seized the bottle and threw it into the fire, and with violence said if ever he saw another in the house it would share the same fate, but there was no personal violence. The 16th article states that he threatened to kill her, and turned her out of the room. Mr. Geils admits he did turn her out of the room, but not with any violence ; in this attempt she caught hold of a shelf, which was torn away. Here is proof of actual violence, and would on that ground prove a case for separation, but the parties continued to live together. This is an act of condonation. He is charged with adultery with three different parties. M'Queen was one, who lived in his father's family previous to his mar riage, but this intimacy was renewed after the mar riage, and the wife became acquainted with the acts of criminality, but forgave hisn on his promising ho would not do so again, and living with him afterwards; this was also an act of condonation. The other was a monthly nurse, who proved in the family way, but she swore John Webb was the father of the child; the female was discharged in consequence, and the intimacy was afterwards renewed; and there was strong evidence to prove that he had criminal intercourse with the woman Campbell. In reference to the charge of unnatural practices, Mrs. Geils charges her husband with re peated attempts to have unnatural intercourse with her, but did not succeed until the 6th of September, when she informed her mother, at the same time expressing her ignorance of the act. She then expressed her disgust of her husband, at the same time stating that she will never cohabit with him again. Friends are consulted, and a communication is made with Mr. Geils to bring about an amicable separation; but when Mr. Geils is charged with this crime, he declared that none but the foulest fiends in hell would make such a charge ; and, 0,4 Mr. Hume states, although he did not directly deny it, yet this gentleman says he shook hands at parting with Mr. Geils after having been the agent to convey the charge to him, and even sat down and took wine with him. But if Mr. Hume had been cross-examined as to the language employed, it might have a different effect to that now attributed to it. However disgraceful it was to Mr. Geils to enter upon the discussion referred to, he (the Learned Judge) could not on that account pronounce a sentence which must have the effect of driving him from society and making him an outcast. He was not satisfied in his own mind that the charge was established against him. He should feel extremely reluctant, even for the sake of Mrs. Geils, to pronounce that she had been a partaker with Mr. Geils in his guilt, for a partaker in his guilt she must be, if the story told were true. He was not prepared on her account, and on account of those descending from the marriage union, to hold that upon the evidence be fore him he could say that Mr. Geils was proved to have been guilty of unnatural practices. The medical evidence which had been produced proved that if the least resistance had been made by Mrs. Geils the offence could not have been committed. That Mrs. Geils might, as had been suggested by her husband, have been mis taken was very possible. He thought it was not possible that she could have acquiesced in the commission of the offence. There was no violence complained of, and the case rested, therefore, entirely upon the confession said to have been made to Mr. Hume. In his (the Learned Judge's) apprehension the proof was not sufficient. He was of opinion that Mr. Geils had been guilty of adultery both with M‘Phee and with Campbell, but he was not sa tisfied that the charges of cruelty would entitle Mrs. Geils to a sentence on that ground. He therefore pronounced that Mr. Geils had been guilty of adultery, and that Mrs. Geils was entitled to a sentence of sepa ration. The REGISTRAR—Does the CoHrt make any order AS ;0 Costs ? his part of the prayer. - - The COURT—The bond has been given, I presume ? The Reoistrar—Yes, Sir. _ t , _ _ _ Mr. i i "urciu.s (the proctor for Mrs. Geils)—Does the Court give the coats ? The — Couttr—The whole costs ? Dr. ADDAMS—IC is the first time that I remember a wife succeeding, and the costs being divided. Mr. Geils has 1,2001. per annum. The Coma—Have the whole been given where a party has failed in part of the case ? Dr. Addams— Certainly. Dr. JENNER—Never in such a case as this, where so large a part of the expenses has been incurred by a charge of so gross a nature, which is not proved. Dr. ADDAms—Which is held to be deficit probatio. The COURT—I am inclined to condemn the party in the whole of the costs of the proceedings. Two-thirds of the case have been made out. I shall condemn Mr. Geils in the costs of the proceedings. The Learned Judge occupied seven hours and a half in the delivery of the sentence. E . 'COURT OF 13ANKRUPTCY, April 26. ) (Before Mr.' Coraniissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RE V. NORMAN. This bankrupt, a builder, applied for his certificate. He was supported 'by Mr. Bagley, and opposed on the part of a Mr. Wright, on the grounds---4, misre presentation, upon' the advance of money by Mr. Wright ; 2,improper disposition of property; and, 3, no books. His HONOUR, upon looking over the proceedings, said that there appeared to be a quantity of mortgages, but whoever dealt with speculative builders might expect to meet them. The bankrupt having been examined, Mr. BAGLEY submitted that none of the allegations urged against the bankrupt were substantiated by evi dence, but, however. he was willing to admit that re gular books had not been kept, and the cause was that he was an illiterate man. His Homoua said that this case was as unsatisfactory as all others when there were no books—no books, no vouchers, all conjecture; accounts altered over and over again, and profits put down to meet expenses. How ever, in this case, it was true that the material point of opposition hall failed. The bankrupt had mortgaged his property, but it was well known that such was the course adopted by speculative builders, and when creditors found a man meddling with bricks and mortar, they ought to ask, " Are you med dling with parchmeat and wax?" On the 3d of December the bankrupt gave a Mrs. Proctor security for money previously advanced, and made himself a bank rulit 9n the 14th of the same, month. That ee r • ow,la .Wl4 - a)Ja. ••• • • curity had been given up, and that was a little in favour of the bankrupt. Taking all the circumstances of the case into consideration, the certificate must be suspended for six months. Mr. I3AGLEY—WiII your Honour grant protection? Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE—There being no fraud, you can take it. IN BE A. WOOLFE. The bankrupt, a wine-merchant, of Crooked-lane Chambers, applied for his certificate. His debts amount to about 2,5001., and assets little or nothing. He com menced with no capital, and made a profit of 5,500/., the trade expenses exceeding that sum, and the domestic expenditure about 1,200/. He was supported by Mr. Cooke, and opposed by Mr. Bagley, on the grounds, first, reckless trading; secondly, not keeping proper books; thirdly, resorting to accom modation bill transactions; fourthly, excessive expendi ture; and, lastly, preference. Mr. COOKE would not ask for an immediate certi ficate, but must pray the Court to deal leniently with his client. His HONOUR considered that the allegations urged against the bankrupt had been substantiated, and sus pended the certificate for twelve months. Mr. COOKE applied for protection. His HONOUR said that he would grant it, there being no fraud, and it was his general practice so to do, because by not giving protection it would be handing a bankrupt over to one creditor who had not thought fit to come in under the fiat, and therefore often tended to such creditor getting a preference after the bank ruptcy, which, if given before, would have been pu nished by this Court. Suspended aecording,ly with protection. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.) Louisa Gamble was yesterday indicted for stealing from the person of John Richardson a silver watch, value 61. The prosecutor, it appeared, Was returning home at an early hour on the morning of the 15th instant, and when near Clement's-lane, Strand, he was met by the prisoner and another woman, who importuned him tor something. He refused to comply, upon which the pri soner snatched at his watch, and having succeeded in breaking the chain, she got possession of it, and passed it to her companion, who made off. The prosecutor attempted to follow her, but the prisoner laid hold of his collar, and forcibly detained him u ' until her accomplice was out of sight. The prosecutor seeinc , that there was no chance of overtaking her, then laid hold of the priso ner, and gave her into custody. The watch has not since been recovered. The prisoner said that the other woman was the real thief. The jury found her Guilty. . The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said that it was necessary to make an example of the prisoner. The Court was de termined to put a stop to such outrages as these. There was no safety for the public if they were passed over lightly. The sentence was that she be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for nine months. Mary Ann Rice, alias Tation, a young Irishwoman, was indicted for stealing some articles of clothing, the property of Elizabeth Coventry. The evidence left no doubt as to the prisoner's guilt. She then entered into a long and rambling account of the hardships she - had endured, and with much elo quence besought the Court to extend its clemency to her, on account of being a stranger, and away from her native land. The jury found her Guilty. The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said that he knew from personal experience and observation, that the great bulk of the Irish peasantry were equally as well educated, if not better, than the middle classes in this country, and the prisoner was a proof of it. The prisoner was twice previously convicted, and under these circumstances the Court felt bound to send her out of the country. Sentence, seven years' transpor tation. The grand jury found a true bill against Moses Hart and three others, for keeping a common-gambling house in the parish of St. Martin-in. the Fields. The prose cutor was present, and was called on by the Court to enter into his mognizAnces in 1001. to prosecute the defendants. They also found a true bill agains Benjamin Hunt for a misdemeanour, having appropriated to his own use the proceeds of a bill of exchange, which he had been entrusted to get discounted. The Court granted warrants to apprehend both parties. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. • John Sho!ski, an Austrian of' very miserable appear ance, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having annoyed Prince Nletternich, and broken some windows at the Brunswick Hotel, in Princes -street. .John Watson said he was manager of the hotel. Prince Metternich and suite were now stopping there. About an hour two the prisoner came to the hotel and requested to see Baron Hugel, who is attached to the suite of the Prince. The prisoner was told that he could not see the -Baron. He then sent a letter to Baron Hugel, and a message was returned that there was no answer to it. Tho prisoner used very energetic language, and at last left tho hotel. In a moment or two some stones were thrown from the street, which broke two of the windows. Joseph Earl, a labourer, said he was passing through Princes-street, when he saw the prisoner eome out of the hotel and aim a blow at the windows with his stick. Failing in his object, the prisoner went into the road, picked up some stones, and deliberately threw thorn at the windows. The prisoner asked permission to put a question to the first witness. "Do you know," said the prisoner, furiously, " that you harbour a reptile in your house? Do you know that Prince Metternich is a tractor to his country, and that he has been arraigned before the Hungarian Diet, and dare not show his face there? Do you know that he has not only embrued his hands, but his arms, up to his armpits, in blood?" Mr. HARDWICK asked the prisoner what he was ? PrisAsner—l am a Doctor of Philosophy. I lodge at No. 3, High-street, and have been there for seven or ' eight months. I have received money from the Austrian Government-301. and 501. at a time; there is 501. coming to me, to which I am entitled. Mr. HARDWICK asked the prisoner how he obtained a living? The prisoner said he had written several works, and had also contributed to the quarterlies. The manager of the hotel said Prince Metternich had taken up his abode at the hotel in order to be in quiet, but several Austrians who had found the Prince out had come to the hotel, and had incommoded the Prince by their importunity. There was a lady, who had just come to the hotel, now in a state of great alarm through the violence of the prisoner that morning. The prisoner said the Prince had no reason to feel alarm at any violence from his hands. He had passed the Prince in the street the other day and took no notice, not being a man of blood, as the Prince was. Mr. HARDWICK asked why he had broken the windows of the hotel ? The prisoner replied that he wished to bring his wrongs and injuries before the public. Mr. HARDWICK told the prisoner it was not to be en dured that persons should act in such a violent way as the prisoner had acted. The proprietor of the hotel had a perfect right to receive whom he pleased into his house, and parties taking their residence at the hotel were entitled to, be protected from intrusion or annoy ance. He should fine the prisoner 6s. for the damage, and require him to find bail for his good behaviour. SOUTH WARK. George Izard, a leather dyer, of Bermondsey, was brought before Mr. Cottingham charged with creating a disturbance and assaulting a policeman. The policeman stated that while on duty the previous night his attention was called to the defendant, who stood in the street and collected a mob, exclaiming that he was a Chartist, and that at the next meeting they would take care to be prepared and not to be diverted from their purpose either by the soldiers or the police. He then went on in a loud strain denouncing the Go vernment, and by his harangue caused a considerable crowd of persons, who completely blocked up the thoroughfare and prevented the free passage of the people. He (the policeman) went up and desired the defendant to move on, but he refused, and endeavoured to excite the populace against him by calling him various names, and pointing him out as one of those who inter rupted the proceedings of the meeting on Monday, the 10th inst. Finding that he was determined to go on in the way described, and that the crowd was still collect ing, he (the policeman) went up for the purpose of put ting a stop to his .proceedings, but had no sooner ap proached him than he made an attack upon him, but he eventually succeeded in taking him to the station-house. The defendant said, th a t h e had been drinking rather freely, and had no recollection of addressing any obser vations to the crowd about Chartism. All he knew about the matter was, that he was severely handled, anti was afraid he would be thrown out of employment. Mr. CorrlNGnAm said, that it would be much more to the defendant's advantage were he minding his husi pneeesps,leinisntetande tr o s fe e m et b s arking in politics and haran gu i ng about Chartism and abusing the Government. It did not signify a farthing what his ' politics were, for he might be what he liked in this free sctoruenettsry,by g so ivinthatghe did not create annoyance i n th e utterarnje to such language, and thereby collecting a crowd of idle persons and thieves, who would take advantage of it and commit plunder. i The magist ra t e then adjudged the defendant to find sureties for his good behaviour, in default of which he was committed to prison. .CORN.EXCRANGE, HULL, TUESDAY.—Not only in this immediate neighbourhood, but for some distance around us, the weather flaring the past week has been anything. but what we expected from the experience of this-day se'nnight, and we have some complaints from practical agriculturists that the growing crop of wheat is not all right, dry weather is much needed, both for the sowing of spring corn,,now very backward, land for the improvement of the young wheat plant. Owing to the usual holidays at this season, business has been more or less suspended during the week, still the bulk of the arrivals have gone into consumption at the market rates. New foreign wheats have been sold at 475. to 495.; Barley (Saal) at 315., and new Danish at 295. to 305.; Beans 325. Tho reports from inland markets are more lifelesss ,than we expected, owing doubtless is great measure to the severe check which every branch of trade has received through existing political and commercial disarrangements; still it must be remembered that stocks in factors' or: millers' hands are universally low, and hence we may calculate on present prices being sup ported, with a chance of some improvement. The steamers arriving this morning from Hamburgh, states the sound to be stopped to all Prussian vessels, and that some have been detained. This will naturally affect our supplies of Baltic produce, and may be expected and e e xpeeted sto to cksof pro duce some stiffness on thi s side. Supplies wheat at Hamburgh were short, and the market is Is. to 2s. dearer. INFRA market gardener calls the rage for trees of lipery in Pari s , an d t hi nking they will survive,a Misr delusion.",,T.P.unah. " • only PUGILISM. jAMES EP JAMES MASSEY, OF MANCHESTER, A ND ... WARDS, OF CHELTENHA3I, FOR 2001. --The pair Of light-weights, whose names preface this pass 3graPh, met yesterday, and brought to an issue the. • match, one which has been looked forward t, ) by i)lrnei rolls patrons of the made as holding forth promises , o 0 a display of skill and courage, which might go far ~, important remove the " heavy blow and great discour• ig.e,hient,.. which the ring had received by the inexplie.lhte P°l troonery or knavery of the last "great affair" L'et:v_esen Lane and Walker. The initiated, and those whi. .ta‘ . (l an interest in fistic sports, were aware that the vie'' n , il of Newmarket was the locale, more especially as the 'II . of meeting was shifted from the Tuesday to the i ,r e u nesday, in order to avoid all chance of clashing with the Two Thousand Guineas race on the first named days t h os e who At nine o'clock, then, the men, and overn ight, remained at Newmarket from the came hy special train to Balshans- nroad, nine3r te miles from th e metropolis of ra cin g , London where the veteran commissary - genera l of the l'. H. quickly formed an out er circle and an inner u ld he quadrangle, on as desirable a pie ce of turf as co selected even by his experienced eye. Bound this 1 paradox (the only instance of " squaring the circle, bearing the misnomer of " the Ring ") groups of rustics quickly formed themselves, while a we radius had for its boundary a number of ages,carr fburs, lis ir ,, s brirzkas, and gigs, coach, cart, eurricle, or tandem• his a few minutes after ten o'cloc k Masse y alighted from hi: conveyance, and coolly " skie d " his cap within the ropes, amid the cheers of a stro n g division of suppeing orterf:t: his colours, purple with an oran g e border, b more prevalent than the blue bird's-eye of the ma. ° Cheltenham. The fearless, hardy looks ofthis mini ii; ture llercules, are two well known to ring-goers to nee dilating on. His height 5 feet 4 inches, his we ight 0.. 101 b., and his form the perfection of concentrated pow.eirs A few minutes after Edwards modestly tossed 11 P 1 1 1) , nob-covering, and umpires and referee were qu.siesss chosen. At 28 minutes past 10 the athletm threw i"-,.n., selves in position, and gave us the opportunity of se" e , ning their respective styles. The victories of gss_s severs over Clay, of Nottingham, Young Reed ( 1 ° 34 h°flev e e r; by want of self-control), Welch, and Nor 'go, won by the peculiar style of his rushes, an d 0 , effective body-blows with the right,ito which thosel33_eeir from their systematic leading with the left hanl i s s . r eve , tiered them peculiarly open; in fact, Massey s ul - ii iy amts backed by eneurance and strength, were °ea ributable to his novel, natural style, which Lit t , his upset by its originality the scientific m ethods (n o s e a n d t v . ersaries. With Edwards, however, the eas e so f reach, (indeed, a stature for such a weight 'rely altered. In addition to remarkable lengi'..... ides b : to slenderness, and impressing at first view the weakness), the Cheltenham man stands with his right foot forward, and the dexter hand presented; a Pli zz - 6 0 position, somewhat a la Bendigo which calls for 0 entire change of tactics on the Part of his olli ntle i It ruts This led to the result we are about to narrate. ited be as well to state that before setting-to, Massey , b , 13 : f r himself for 501. twice over at evens, and fins , „°%. 10 sovs., when he announced his exchequer to b e '",s) hausted. Macdonald and J. Wharton (Molyeseb, were his seconds ; while Edwards was attended his Solid Coates, of Birmingham, and Sears , ° o ,, f •se, native Spa. It has not been our Pr -ti o, c i to in nor shall we now break through the approace, to detail the particulars of the rounds , 55 i s a number, or to dwell upon them further till n isi, sketchy outline. In the first eleven Massey made rh at forcing his man, but by no means effectively ill°4ster the close of each Edwards got down; man, nevertheless, was clearly too far from its right' t he Mene li ht . handed work, while Edwards countered with tb i e 7by many times with sharp effect. Indeed it Was clear eS• the time that the 19th round, and 38 minute s '', 4 " „d la pired, that Massey had never before been 0 0 b.,,,,,,'",; 5 5ds his onslaught. In fact, he became much slower. -v",."',„-self stopped Massey cleverly many times, while be 1 101 hitter, and betting N t V h a e s onthe retreat, jobbing him now and ags in '„ g well Manchester hero appeared the stronger man , "" fi to as the harder but still Massey went l x a nd se g f d - o o four, At and in one instance we saw two to one laid assey. Heavy betting occurred from the 20th r ° s ist round s, round was n handswas tedious and sparring; the men Piltfilgiimes• their had no decided lead. frheciosai and looking at each other s evera , cen t to Masseycome e pointing to the ground to induce his oPli i ° ug hing his to head. This T th h e is latter repliedfor b'B minut e went on , n s without any exchange of blows further tot' to ol feints and stops. From this VY ba l i -S " period a he 3 - fresbe i having passed over, Edwards seemed to g et ; ' osition+ sea while Massey, puzzled by his antagon.st s p bec ame staggered by his right-handed counter -hits, i z ill slower and slower. His jumping styli ; g g°n_P-aclil seemedclaim gradually to leave him. In s tile 38th r... u-- bt was made for Edwards, on the grouncii le Massey had struck him low, but this was o verrul e :: ed * the 49they stinging . round Massey missed an up hit, and rector the fir i s n t g t t i n m g e retn, which brought him on his knees for got e had previously, with one excePiinfj'sooa Edwards , first to earth, by hit or bustling. In t n :, b e ing round a close . and shaking took place, and both fell. On lists tore P called from ' his corner, a group 5 tOr e 11 - of his partizell „foil:I a stake, and rushed within the ropes, by which cc ) " ag ain a couple of minutes were gained, ere the tne, li c „,,ted, faced each other. The fact was Massey was ae s ` — t he and hence the next round a little ti Edwards, after twice me. - I S planting 00 . s s' man, got him under his right arm, and was about w t 4 minister a hit, , when Massey droppedboth Vie—. Edwards who was in the act of delivering, on hand, and the round finished. A stayed 0 1 of " foul !" was now repeated by tnheeisy clamorous 011, 0 umpires agreeing that nothing improper p MasmeYites, but i_, roper had taken clam Massey was in vain called for um nut nearly two - tes minti , had elapsed, when the referee declared lone . „to Edwards. The contest lasted the victory to lo j three hours a s , twenty-one minutes, upwards of one-half ofwhich, ass may be supposed, was spent in - tedious pauses , sparrring. RAIL WAY SHARE MARKET' LIVERPOOL, APRIL 26. Wes . STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birkenbead , n d shire, and Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares (late C- i t e terli,, , 12%-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 41 c.-Great 11Y 0 Fifths, 19 1 k-Lancashire and Yorkshire (L. and Wititerlb dis.-Ditto, Fifths, 1% dis.-London and Nortti nues CIP 126%-Ditto, New Quarters, 1% p.-Ditto 40/.,; Pl' and 51.), 8 1 / 2 p.-Ditto (M. and B.), Quarters V°,,...f e reiWZ p.-Manchester, She ffi eld, and Lincolnshire , rth St dis.-Midland, 97-Ditto, Halves, 64 dis•-•-•r 4°l :l)itt ° ' fordshire, 3*, dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, 22 j c ioaflaf' No. 4, Thirds, 34 dis.-Huddersfield Canal a n d • 7% dis.-Erewash Valley, 6% p. MANCHESTER, APRIL 26. .3, fdai i‘ STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birkenheauties, 31. shire, and Cheshire Junction 7% dis.-Eastern C" P he rn, 9 / 1 -East Lancashire, New, 7 3 / 4 C. dis.-Great NlOO4ll dis. -Lancashire ana Yorkshire (West Riding ti ° • e s dis.-Liverpool, Mancheste_i_r , an d Newcastle Tact ic, dis.-London and North-Western, Q ua rters :(t l )' 5.1 11- Manchester, She ffi eld, and Lincolnshire, -Ditto (Grimsby), 121. 10s. Shares, 5 dis.__Nortke'l shire, 3', dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, No 4, .BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 26. d 2.10 f :, ". STOCK ExCHANGE.-The sales are-London. 350.4- Western, 127-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bow' _E A ED t S ri , fl A in Pßl b L us 2 in s. ess -North Staffordshire, 3 37 di s. in STOCK EXCHANGE ' : an 1 100! ;r shares to-day, at the followin g prices :-Easy L Norta B Nt Ut!l js b 941. es 7 186 , sd 7 .. 3 d A di si d z i L . L — La ne D ec i ta s t l s t oh and, rQe and uaTrht s os kr , g k, 3 8213 4 3 5 i r . l 4e d ( T I.7 E : t g G a h i t rNrhelivilciasltl4e4,sa.ndc. B d e i r s l . v - ie N k, or N th o. S 2 taffordstire iv , ic l s ), 50. ~• "; (: , 0 (New er YORK, APRIL 25. A to-di l z t oll STOCK EXCHANGE.-The business transaci.e.- th j as follows: -Great Northern, 3/. Is. ',611. -- , l t r dastlai 111 Thirds, 145.-Ditto, Extension, 45.-York, Ile" • Berwick (Original), 27%. rertb' EDINBURGH, APRIL 2 5 . a nd STOCK ExctiaNGE.-Th e sa l es are-Dundee a, 61' . .„. 26/. 155.-Edinburgh an d N ort h ern . (NewOlis. 6 Great Northern, 3-North British, Quarte rs, Ditto, Thirds, 15s. 140' GLASGOW, APRIL 25. , STOCK EXCHANGE .— The sales are-Dunn e l Gino, Quarters, 31s. 6d.-Edi n b urg h an d Gl asg ow, 11 4 I, 6 , 1 ' Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 70'A-Ditto Halves, ° ;d,,,20 ,, -North British, Thi r d s , 14 s. 6d. - S co ttish CO" . • ell - Og rADVERTISEMENT.]-THE EARL OF o 00014, o firP - 0 AND HOLLOWAY'S P ILLS .—A.II astounding cure bi r - tra t fr e , "10; medicine, after every other means had failed. See * . " -- Fe c b. 2 .,." Dt.l - letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn. ose; Professor Holloway-Sir : I beg to acquaint you that Y u ° 4 0 tb: 4 effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and swi nt ;m e- ent , eininenrot the faculty, at home and all ever the c0n,..." - i us idM been able to effect; nay, not.ever the waters` of C."_:„ 1 rienbad. (Signed) " Atosoaotron." These one,-,--00„0 cure any disease of th e li ver or s t omac h.-Sold (ali°000" • Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 24:Losei000/ ‘ll medicine vendors th roug h ou t the civilised world. BIRTH 111° ' S. raptii n On the 31st ult., at Bermuda, the lady 0, ander Cameron, 42d Royal Highlanders, of a Oa. t he P' • On the 20th inst., at Tusmore-park, Oxfordsh ire, Mrs. Percy Barrington, of a son and heir. Steele' Of On the 21st inst., at Dalaton, Mrs. IL F• tr daughter. On the 22d inst., at John-street,Bedford-roW , of a son. On the 22d inst.. at the Vicarage, Chisvelep wife of the Rev. J. E. Robinson, of a daughter. „ ~„e r ,r; On the 22d inst., th e w if e o f Willi am James ra'"" the',Close, Lichfield, of a son. On the 24th inst., at De Crespigny-park, Mrs. William Edwa r d s , o f a d aug h ter . stto. On the 24th inst., in Eburv-stieet Mrs. Alfred Degs a daughter. On the 24th inst., at Snaresbrook, Mrs. Thonl as of a son. .03 •• adesbi •, On the 25th inst., a t th e B r i t i s h M useu m, La dd , of a daughter. 14 /1194 On the 25th inst., the wife of Mr. William' „2"" Colebrooke-row, Islington, of a daughter, still-bora• On the 24th inst., at St. l l3:'; Church, i le " .° f • tre A tiii C Sn h o n w rl d es e l ng i e u ss n e .,o e f r , D artford, ,e fgarjo t r o d. Mildred, daughter of DIED. On the 23d inst., WilliamTrittlebank, ESCO the county of Derby, aged 84. o‘ 4l ' ill° ' On the 233 inst., at Hadley, Middlesex, 'Millar' e , seventh son of the late Lieuienant-Colonel White... es , AO , On the 24th inst., at Forest-place, Leytonstonel '''''l ell° Maria Privat, aged 72. rDO ' On the - .4th inst., in Half Moon-street, Pete- refer, Snow, aged 37. of gr. .• On the 24th inst., at Islington, Liza, wi fe =, for",,. Cam On tpbheell, 24th Ro bert, aed 37. bert inst., at Union-road, Clapham, --- ~. nell, Esq., aged 63. Micle' tow On the 24th inst., Thomas Smith, of Uxbridge, • ' banker, aged 63. 6 S 6IWO , On the 25th ,inst., at Clapham-common, Georg . Esq., aged 67. , t i rg ( 11 ' 1V- i: a. On the 25th inst., at Kennington-green, 0.---' Hall, aged 30. - -- - , 1 1 - era ______—;6 l oo. ol ;,, London: Printed and Published by IVIURDO_ 1 pfo.o; No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun 01 104, 0 0.1 i Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, 11 . 1 9.4 °4 Middlege4 Thurilday, April 27, lea j= :"