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'% fit_ -(..-• _...7----...,„.:,54.:, ~..!. - Z.)„ ---' -, Md .) ~,;•• ) 0 , ,10 ", ..,,, , ,t. -- c , ''';' ':. " rlt * . • 4,7,1 ... m, ,•, q',P ,-Ftv-10%. , wIiH-t 4 w—... --, cw ..,, - I ~~~ ~ entr.u, .....'''_-- _--- ,A.-.l,....se...svinroriworib 10% NII.TETEENTII REPORT OF TIME LONDON JOINT-STOCK BANK. AV a Ge nera l M ee ti ng o f the Shareholders, held at the ou — srg,_7 ll ollSe of the Company, in Princes-street, Mansion House, -- ""'daY, the 14th of Jannary, 1847. WILLIAM ORMSBY GORE, Esq., M.P., Chairman. J OHN C. LOCHNER, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Sir DIRECTORS. Bart. William J. Lancaster, Esq. Hen. Sir G. Carroll, Lord John C. Lochner, Esq. vv,,, sa yer Sir John M"raggart, Bart, 51.1'. li..!Zaal Miller Christy, Esq. William Metcalfe, Esq. • Ilob,, n .„ C urling, Esq. Ambrose Moore. Esq. ••• .- lt arrand, Esq. John Timothy Oxley, Esq, • *Tnrge nolgate Foster. Esq. wia George Scholelleld, Esq. d ir th ard G ore, Esq. M.P. r . Jenkins, 4.C.8. • William Shadbe, Esq. .... Thomas Stooks, Esq. id Hastie, Esq. M.P. George Tayler. Esq. THE MANAGER —GEORGE POLLARD, Esq. L I CI TORS—MESSRS. TILSON, SQANVE, CLARKE, AND • The f n u MORICE. wiliZ Report was presented : • lati a r;,7, "lig the Shareholee •• s it the usual period, the Directors have j"."...aa in laying before them accounts which show, that during 3158(7 4 six months, the Bank has realised a net profit of 17 8. The ue 6 t ons,t tion how this profit oght t - ) be aproiated, has nec t es- e Are s '," oughts under the serious u consideration p of t pr he Director! h Present state of the Guarantee Fund, and the amount to which it t'ght at -astitu twit in order to carry out fairly the design for which It was thet t ed ; and the result of their delib -rations has been a resolution txe t will not be expedient that it should at present exceed 120,0001., ePt by Lo a , the ac2umulation of its own,interest, and such sums as too small to apply to a Bonus ; hut that at the end ot each 84„.,?tl addition to the dividend of six per cent., the surplus profit a „,'_ 44 l be divided amongst the gliareholders, provided such surplus 1 - 7folit to 2s. per share in the capital of the Company, otherwise that ,rald be added to the Guarantee Fund. 410.aceordance with this decision, the Board will have on this oe tie pleasure of paying to the Shareholders a bonus of 2s. per , then addition to the uspal dividend ; and. the Guarantee Fund ‘,..",a amount to 120,117/. 14s. td. st ii:ue the Di rectors congratu l a t e t h e mee ti n g u;:on the plosperous of the t o ebusinesis of the Bank, and assure it that they will c0n .17.1.i entitled toexert every effort to carry that prosperity still further, they call upon the Shareholders to-I-assist them in their ir t r i t:Ons for the common good. both. by keeping their own accounts lasti ons n . allk, and by retornin:ndiag it amongst their respective con 11 3' the established rotation, the Directors who now retire are 4 4 M Curlieg, Esq.. George Holg,ate Foster, Esq., Thomas gtooks, es47 a nd George Tayler, Esq. ; of whom Matssrs. Curling, Foster, to ad ' ci ailer, offer theinselves.for re- election ; bat the Directors regret to ~_t h at, owing to his . continued ill health, Mr. Stooks is unab'e uer to the Shareholders a renewal of his services. To supply ' e alrY which wilfbe thus caused in the Direction, the following (I,4k'4,lllalifiesl Shareholders have given notice that they are candl 'Valentine William Blount, Esq., Knight, Esq., and George e e. Es c , kTile Di c etera cannot close this Report without adverting to the es fe.„- nr ideh the Bank has sustained by the withdrawal of Mr. Stooks 4 the di rection of its affairs, who was one o f th e f oun d ers an d ori ;Ll directors, and who, both in the establishment and subsequent igelnent of the Bank, has, by his high character and great expo q'lee. contributed so much to its sue ea and the Board is confident 11 these sentiments this General Meeting will cordially parti -1,..%e Dividend. and-Bonus will be payable on aid after Fariomr, the 4 11 nstant. e r if i e Preceding. Report haying been read to the Meting by the Se u3', a Dividend for the Half-Year, ending the 31st December last, r the ride of '6/: psi cemuin per annum, end the further division "'" 2 4 are Out - of the Net Profit of the ' llalf-Year, were declared • per Aare o f Chairman. - • s ,. l tesolved unanimously,—That the Report now read be received, ant ite minted. for the use of the Shareholders. Blount, Eiq., having withdrawn as a Candidate on the p mt occasion, - -e Chairmati receetled to call fOr a show of hands in favour of William Curling, Esq. George Holgate Foster, Esq. George Tayler, Esq. Valentine Knight, Esq. wh eq George , Es q. he declared the show o f f han eek ds to be in favour of Messrs. Cur . Fe s ter Tale and . Ballot' hav y in r, g been demanded, Mr. Knight appointed W. J. On E tiee r „ sq., and Mr. Meek appointed S. Morley, Esq., Scruti we: the Close of the bilot, the Scruttleers delivered in their report, Itill i g a uPon the Chairman declared the election to have fallen upon •sq in Curling, Esq., George Holgate Foster, Esq., George Taylor, iLlind George Meek, Esq. tlie - 7,V v ed unaniznously,—That this meeting feels deeply grateful to 0 4 r ectors for their.able conduct of the affairs of the Bank during htsZst.,hank half-year, as evidenced by the Report and Accounts now torc a' t to. and begs the Directors to accept its warmest and most Ile& to Q:°lved unanimously,--That the thanks of this meeting be given . ge E Pollard, sq.for his efficient and innefatigible exertions, 3141ollager of this Pank. • . pres ein i ,, v !d_ unanimously,—That the thanks of this meeting be f or tb o nt to the t wo Di rec t ors w h o h ave so ably assisted the Chairman 'ears," excellent regulations, and for their attention in directing the -- the Election:ih_,sveduna ru. be •Scr ati mously.—That the thanks of this meeting given to Lee a m _ eers for the abl e man n e r in which they have discharged " c ommitted to their care. L lte kiv ,_,(signed) w r LIAM ORMSBY GORE, Chairman. 7 li ve , vA I unanlmotigli,TiThat the cordial thanks of this meeting batrth,,,° day. the Chairman for his able and impartial conduct in the (Si g n ed) JOHN C. LOCHNER, Deputy Chairman. Extracted from the Minutes. (Signed) F. HEWETT, Secretary. .VI:IONAL Lu rUN D LIFE ASSUIt- ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNHILL LONDON. Capital £500,000. sityiaEmPowered oweredby Act of Parliament. Institution embraces important and substantial advantages 41, n: 4 Pect to Lif e Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured '4,.tpi;jl o ccasions the power to borrow, without expense or for• l' e i ...tlie . oot , twothirds of the nremiums paid . (see _Tab la in ) Mato ,„ of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his .itigt,r..:..eet other convenienCes or necessity. es. " g oes for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible I :ha • qs 4 „ DIVISION OF PROFITS. i ts ,,..7 4 bledq: 4° le success and increasing prosperity of the Society st i t he Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare ae ll Nu , I - al - ling fm 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid - eY effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. tc % a 7 g bO . g Pr emium, 4 retnit n. ~ Bonus Bonus in iis Assured " 1 , adder'. Cash. Eff E may 5 g Borrow. ---- 4. d 1 837 4 :£217 15 14100 0 11 1 .£16 0 41,£445 0 0 11000 • a 4 4838 192 30' 87 1 4 13 10 2 1 395 11 1 18 39 • 165 11 10. 74 1 9, 11 3 1 346 2 3 18 40 116 7 6 54 0 101 718 10 296 13 4 1841 141 6 8, 4918 01 710 4 247 4 5 ap e clivh d ---- ""giber theco of present profits year is annual, and the next will be made in F. FERGUSON CAMROUX. Secretary. 0 1-33E1 o 1.3 t; 1), 11 :Mic, is ,: and FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. I ,‘ lb b .,,,i s ereby given, that the SEVENTEENTH HALF-YEARLY py,;`", at the rate of five per cent., declared on the 13th instant, o z to the Shareholders, without deduction of Income TAX, "tige, b et e " of the Company, Ne. 62, King William-street, London weft' the hours of Ten and Four. '44 . 15 1 ----___, SO, By order of the Board, THOMAS PRICE, Secretary. 1 111 , SELF-SUPPORT JNSTITUTION, ~\aided by Voluntary Contributions.) for the Cure of Stricture koe a j , urethra, and all other Diseases of Urinary Organs, Nervous, 11 Rtl tc Z o n d_General Debility. 4 ,: r endi sh ' - "P• COURTENIY, M.R.C.S.L., 2, Chandos-street , Tone , 'square. Rene w 41 tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, and the working classes illsl 4l :ZY. this Institution offers, in all cases, gratuitous surgical AZ",_ce. and in others medicine also freeaf expense. 171 7 at the Surgery alloinng the Surgeon's residence. NAT.IONAL SECURITY BANK. 4„„_ MONDAY, January 18, 1847. 'a in T2e is hereby given, that during the present week, the Directors ke into consideration th e numerous Applieations which have received for Shares in thi s un d erta ki ng, and that on MeNDAT, - ' 4111 7 25th, they mlll Proceed to make an Allotment. STILTON "CHEESE.—The Proprietors of the k noted West-end Stilton Ch eese Warehouse beg to announce to zit Irebility, Gentry, and Public, that they have received, direct ir .M the factors. Vaal choice dairie of STILTON CHEESE width ein prime condition, price from 10d. to 14d, per lb.; American *tele, f%d. to 7%d.; very superior old Cheddar, Ceshire, and Lnoticester ; also their celebrated mild cured Breakfast Bacon, 7%d. lb. by the whole or half-side ; small smoked Hams, of 7 lbs. "%ht and upwards, which for flavour and quality cannot be stir. _ good salt Butter, 10%d. per lb. by the half-tab ; best Devon fresh, Is. 3d. ; Ostend, Is. 2d. Families sapplisd with every - Qc l ..e . of the best description at the lowest possible price. —ALL :,;:TLIT and Co., 45, Ratlibone-place, Oxford-street. OWLAND'S KAL Y DOR, etg an ORIENTAL BALSAMIC PREPARATION of singular Ilior in thoroughly purifying the Ski n from all Pimples, Apots. fre s :P e a , Freckles, Tan, and Dl sce l ourat i ons, producing a healthy and less and transp arenc y o f C omp l exion, and an admired softnew trt s h i ell eacy of the hands, arms, and neck. Its purifying and re- Co u ,.. b g Properties have obtained th e exc l us i ve patronage of the a nd the Ro3al Family of G rea t B r i tain, as well as the g; t b ,„ el Pal Courts of Ehrope, and the mo s t di s ti ngu i she d N o bili ty an d ,i,"rY of all civili se d na t ions. trin e B eware of Spurious " KALYDORS," conta i n i ng m i nera l as - Pell ge nts _ utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their re action, endanger health. Some are announced under the im 111",:anetion of Royalty, &c. &c. Each bottle of the genuine has heiii r 5 , (4.113 " ROWLANDS' IZALYDOR" on the wrapper, and A. Of th . '` 2 „ , and Son, 20, Hatton-garden, is also en craved (by desire each:Commissioners) on the Government Stamp affixed on kld Price 4s. Gd. an S. 6d. per bottle. t` t able the Proprietors at 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by all etable Chemists and Perfumers. Pt_ LONDON SEASON Our WORD TO THE LORDS AND COMMONS. rhymes (though addressed to the good Legislature), Ar e .. nothing of uu y p o litical nature. Ps a matter of business on which we have written— Word to the Lords and the Commons of Britain ; rot* all in the state are concerted, more or 1. ss. With MOSES and SON'S noted warehouse for dress. T he season in London once more is begun— taY it be a good season for MOSES and SON ; f l aY the Lords and the Commons. returning to town sit MOSES and SON at their Mart of renown. MOSES and SON would most heartily thank those numerous patrons of title and rank, noise favours, last year, were surprisingly great, And such as did honour to men of the state ; And smile the proprietors thank them for thbse, T hey solicit new favours from Lords ard M.P.'s, P 3 the Lords and the gentlemen forming the state T h Their nightly discussions a. c oft detain 'd late, t• elegant wrappers of MOSES and SON ellid protect and prevent any harm being done. noble Lords. after making long speeches, require Additional warmth in their over attire ; To ell Who would value their health should take care NA L lN'eid any hurt front the chilly night air, 1/, ' e h p'ain honest words may be easily done, 11:e kiugprotection from MOSES and SON. LIST OF PRICES. DEADY MADE. • k t e z t v e r .. .Tagllonl s, from ...... .... ...... ....... Z s. d .0 8 6 i'mh...7 . elds and CoAringtons .. of 7. u Orsays, and Chesterfields, and every description goof c oats .... ... ..........'.............. 1 5 0 Trousers,ats, i • n • • e • very • Siyie and make............ 0 8 6 t lined • • • • • • 4 0e 44 C0a • t5 .. ..... • •••••—" • • • • • • . 17.. . 1::: :: :: : • D onhi • • ... 11 0 ye tbreaSted Yeats — :: ... ... .. .. Doy w riassar and Tunic Suits • • 0 18 6 ti!tt, Winter Trona •• .. „:: •.: :: :: :.• : .... .. .... 0 3 0 Itott , v rrta........ e . rs ..... .... . .. . .. . 0 1 6 .. ' • Eng t° any extent at five minutes' notice. inter ; -a Cloth°tf ' ' MADE. TO MEASURE. I 5 0 asin, 44 "nely tri mmed T..... overcoats . warranted waterproof, made to any style, . • , trimmed velvet collar and cuffs , in . e . d . 02 18 6 0 0 0 8 6 *l ll 7 O ea Trousers •••••• test hrt....rrous....ers,Vnall the most approved irei • ich • p . a . t . t!frts .. 1 1 2 6 6 0 1. 4 4 , co-784 trousers . .. ... .... 1 12 0 r,....t qualit y ,„••.,," •• • • •• • ...... 2 15 0 Ic e Z 4 l, Coat s •••• ‘" 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • •" • • • • • • • • • • • " • .... .. 1 15 0 I" ' quell[ ••• • • • ****** •••••••••••• • • • • ' • • ' • • • .. 33 0 ti tle . , I naade ..... ..... •.• • • • ..... '•••• :• •••• .• 0 6 hati n " i ests .... .. . .. . 0 12 0 lity l :L'atil or fan 'y .. :•. :: :: ...• ... 1 5 0 _ 4 n2latsar and Tunic Suite ft.. self. Work, entitled " Costume Castle," directions lost freetneasurement, may be had on application, or forwarded ,„bser.;„, , with full 'Nre if .-..ny article purchased read made, or made to mea tn,, not approved of, will be • exchan y ged, or , if preferred, the '''"io7' returned. kej e ll eti ° .,,SßS and, SON, Tailors, Wooll d v rs Clothiers, hatters, 11; , ;;; I f aa rri ers, Boot and Shoonakeresn, aran`deGeneral Outfitters, for 4 05, a n d I ?;.a . t ki le!'ne t n, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minories, and 83, Caution Moses ag aiii-d'ituLondon regret • being obliged to guard the l ike agst ost int t fal se _ Pos ors, but have learned that the untradesman oas h. own of being connected with them or it's the same concern, It, be ° eik ar t t „ . eY h o m many instances, and for obvious reasons. ‘ial flue lio connexion with any other houve In or out of London; or kns a" he desire genuine and the r clothing, &c., should call at, Igatt..., — . tnuories and Aidgate , City, London. Nt pcir__.r4o business transacted at this establi4hment from sun- V1:4,47s till sunset Saturday, when business is resumed till twelve efing an °' the per ractVit oft )vin ior d ra t f i jit till a re is w et . or' es, ' it ' l l; ea, diree`l,„ti t 5 ; a nd "e to v 5. Per • Ar i froo t 3 o A na► vft t• ,pet t i l l; r JA 4 ' . in' ettlr es : e t• 01311- c' •-e jerA rev A PJ n t ylol ASP S . G S prig' ; lope' , tO l Lge _ - • Treat ; ,se 13 0 An °ol 't ° ive orgos nel I°o , o an,--„ f oo rc t u f toe s 50, gone oat* • dr Aliegg , Il l y in n iQr t s Gall! rsOt 00 gthattie Den l7, re faltl itoe rne 9o fotO •s of ei* Nire ll ' ll 4 0 3 Genit or. ?gaily et ipe rieo , o tollie 3 valuable 7-ot yr Its P ., at to ° to° acne- , 6 3, and C 0. 1 46, or 40 ; p ool Live t, ti le" la- aiet een iltog " g o f r 3 are rji Üb l i fd anS ei"of at 0.- Pto oe for be :t , d y of the Gr een. gr'9' r far the eh t O th h Ger bl , la 110 It ° I t a fter ie of ijvj a, 409 T. 'o rr A; --J " LON DON, MONDAY 0 a NtNa N o. i 6,952. (NZ TEAM via the CAPE to MADRAS,. CAL ► 7 CUTTA, PENANG, SINGAPORE, and HONG-KONG, calling at the C APE, MAURITIUS and CEYLON. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company intend to Cispateh their Steam Ships. " PEKIN," of 1,000 Tons, 400 horse power, 30th January. "POTTINGER " of 1,400 Tons, 500 horse power, sth February. The accommodation for passengers are of a very superior descrip tion. The Cabin fittings, together o ith bedding, linen, and every requisite are provided at the Company's expense, The rates of pas sage are, to the Cape, 60/. ; to the Mauritius, 751. ; to Calcutta, 841., including a handsome to le, wines, &c, and every expense. For plans and further particulars , app l y at the Company's Offices, 51, St, Mary Axe, London. WELSH MIDLAND AND BRECON AND MERTHYR RAILWAYS. Notice is hereby given that the Directors will attend at the Offices, 2, Moorgate-street, on FRIDAY, the 29th instant, and every Alternate Friday; between the hours of Eleven and Three, until further notice, for PAYMENT of the REM AINDER PORTION of the FIRST INSTALMENT of 15s. per Share on Welsh Midland Shares, and 79. 64. per Share on Brecon and Merthyr Shares. By order, THOMA , PRITCHARD, Secretary of Welsh Midland hallway. JOHN TAYLOR, Secretary of Brecon and Merthyr Railway Company. 2, Moorgate-street, Jan. 15, 1847. (Signed) • EASTERN COUNTIES YORK EXTEN SION SHARES. The SECOND CALI. of 21. per -hare on the A Quarters of these Shares will be payaye on TUESDAY, the 19th in s tant, and if not July paid at that date the Shares will be subject to forfeitures. Inte rest at the rate of 51. per cent. per annum will be charged to all par ties in arrear By order of the Board, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Bishopsgate Station, Jan. 8, 1847. LIST OF THE COMPANY'S BANKERS TO WHOM THE CALL IS PAYABLE : London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury, or any of its branches Liverpool Borough Rank, Liverpool Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, Manchester • Wilts and Dorset Banking' Company, Salisbury Messrs. Lemon and Co. Brentwood • Messrs. Mills, Bawtree and Co., Colchester Messrs. Sparrow and Co., Chelmsfoid National Provincial Bank, Bath Nati•inal Provincial Bans, Blrminghom National Provincial Bank, Boston Messrs. Fisher and &tons, Cambridge Messrs. Becket and Co., Leeds Western Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh Western Bank of Scotland. Glasgow Royal Bank of Ireland, Dublin East of England Bank, Great Yarmouth West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol Messrs. Harvey and Hudson, Norwich Messrs. Bacon and Cobbold and Col Ipswich Messrs. Alexander and Co. Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Bank, Cheltenham Union Bank, York National Provincial Bank, Exeter Northumberland and Durham District Bank, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 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Schools, half-price. r 1 _ IL IHE PERFECr suBsrIfUTE for SILVER The high estimate formed by the public during the twelve years WILLIAM S. BUR TON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) chemically purified material has been before it (made into every usetul and ornamental article usually made in silver, possessing, as it dces, the characteristic parity and durab lity of silver), has called into existence the deleterious compounds of " Albata Plate." "Berlin SEver," and other so called substitutes; they are at best but bad imitations of the genuine articles manufactured, and sold only by him. Fiddle Threaded King's 'able Spoons and Forks, full size per Pattern. Pattern. Pattern, dozen.... •• • • • ......... ..... Its. Od. 28s. 0;. 30s. Od. Dessert ditto and ditto ditto.— 10s. Od. 21s. Od. 255. Od. Tea ditto and ditto, ditto •• • . ss. Od. 11 s. Od. 12s. Od. Gr lIZAttS O 3s. Od. 6s. Od. Is. Od. introduced and made only by WILLIAM S. BURTON (late ItIPPON and BURTON'S). when plated by the patent process of Messrs. Elkington and C 0.,. beyond all comparison the very best article, next to sterling silver, that can be employed as such either usefully or ornamentally. in the lengthened and increasing popu• !arity of the material itself, and the high character of the method of plating, the public have a guarantee that the articles sold by w Iturton (and by him are, as it regards wear, immeasurably superior to what can be supplied at any other house, while by no possible test can they be distinguished trout real sliver. Fiddle. Thread. King's. Tea Spoons, per dozen llls. • • 325. • . 38s. Dessert Forks •• • . Dessert Spoons .. .• .• 40s. • . 68s. • . 755. Table Forks .. Table Spoons 40s. • • 725. 80s. Tea and co ffee aets, waiters, candlesticks, &c., at proportionate prices. All kinds of re-plating done by the patent process, Detailed catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every ironmongery article, ent (per pos: ) free. WILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) Stock t t general Furnishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the world, and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea of its variety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it .-39, Oxford-street (corner of Newman-street). Established in ' Wells-street. 1S91). THE SPANISH MARRIAGES. w e pe Oshed, on Thursday and Friday, the dispatches of Lord Pa i mer ;!on and M. Guizot on this subject. We now subjoin the annekea; It!so presented' to the Fiench Chamber by the Foi•eign Minister of France:— M. GUIZOT TO THE DIME UE GLUCKSBERG; PAIVATE.-(EXTRACTI) Paris, Nov. U, 1543. ll Without doubt, the:Neapolitan a iance would be pOt f4,ctly agreeable to our views, and we shall neglect nothing that can contribute to bring it ab;mt; but this result depends, as you knoW perfectly Welt, on its ap• pearing to originate naturally in Spain itself, instead of being introduc , d as a foreign importation, : We have taken great pain's to induce th- King of Naples to recog, nit e the title of Queen Isabella, 'beetiuse we Wish that the alliance in question were poSsible, consistently with the dignity of the Queen 'and the Spanish nation, and that a gniater latitude were thus left to their choice, We are sincerely glad that we have succeeded, but it s is for Spain alone to determine which, among the descendants of Philip V., is the most acceptable-to•her; and - ' , We Shall not quit the groand • we have taken up from the, first, To that, therefore, yeti will conform your language. We do not wish to show any hostility; to the marriage of the Queen with the Duke of Ca( is or the Duke of Seville, nor to place ourselves in - such a position With regard to either of those alliances that- we should have the air of being defeated if it tlok place. Either would be included within the rule we have laid down, and has n►iany chances in its favour. The interests of Franca have nothing to fear from it. While, therefore, we in sist on the advantages which would result to Spain her self from the Neapolitan alliance, and endeavour to strengthen all its natural means of success, we must make known that an alliance with•the son of Don Fran , ciso de Paula will not only not encounter any opposition from us, but will find its well disiked towards it. M. GUIZOT TO M. THE COUNT DE ST. . AULAIRE. Paris, Nov. 13,-1243. In a conversation which passed some months ago be tween Lord Aberdeen and M. de Chabot on the subject of the Neapolitan marriage, the former expressed some tear of opplsition from Al. de Metternich, and sums desire that, supposing the merits of the parties to be equal, we might prefer as arrangement which would not encounter that obstacle. Pray tell Lord Aberdeen that, so far from labouring exclusively to promote the Nea politan alliance, I have done, and still do, all that I can to render an alliance with one of the sons of Don Francisco de Paula more easy and more eli g ibl e . F rom fully informed rdmt disposed s t e h d e Infants senalltdtotahnedlnto ftahoetafi rstht that o w m e en w r ere l facilitate such an alliance ; I represeuted to them in the strongest terms, that they did themselves the greatest injury, and rendered it impossible for us to serve them, by connecting themselves with the Radicals and all par thans of revolution. In my conversation with bl. Olo zags, I fully and cordially acquiesced in this arrange ment, regarding it, as I did. as the most probable ; and when he told me that many of the Spaniards would pre fer the younger Infante, the Duke of Seville, to his brother, the Duke of Cadiz, I replied that, as far as we were concerned, the two brothers were equally eligible. A few days ago, M. Parsent requPsted to see me, and in the interview he had with me 1 expressed a molt favor able disposition towards the Duke of Cadiz. I have neglected no occasion and no means of facilitating this arrangement, and of combating beforehand the Oracles wnich it may encounter, and the inconveniences it may occasion. Ido not think we can ge further,-or that we ought to favour this alliance at the expense of all others. In lay ing down our principle of restricting the Queen's choice to the successors of Philip V., we at the same time de clared that we accepted all included in that category; and that the one who might have the preference of Spain and of its Sovereign would have our support. We can• not depart from the line we hare drawn, nor abridge the latitude which our own principle allows to the choice of Spain. We prevailed on the King of Naples to recog nise the title of the Queen of Spain precisely in order that this latitude might subsist in all its integrity. Lord Aberdeen knows that this arrangement was first sung. sted by him We have no intention whatever to sacrifice the others to it; out neither can we, most as suredly, do anything to counteract it, after what we have done to render it possible and to leave it to the operation of its natural chances. M. GUIZOT TO COUNT BRESSON. PRIVA.TE.-(EXTRACT.) Passsy, Sept. 2, 1845. On my arrival here I find your letter of the 28th. You have very justly appreciated the degrees of dif ference between the marriages. It is not our intention to allqw the Neapolitan one to drop. It must be supported as long as possible, provided it be not so con trury to the wishes of the Spanish people as to give rise to disorders in a country already so little sub ject to order ' . .or cause farther distractions in a rower already so distracted. We desire, moreover, that ictrarctnterild tte rtivotirable Chalices - or the Duke of Scythe (it' such exist), for, as far as we, as Frenchmen and Bourbons are concerned, such au alliance would be perfectly -satisfactory and acceptable to us. And if, in. spite of our continued support, the Trappaui alliance should encounter serious ob,tacles! in Spain, and from the Spanish nation, we would use our influence in favour of the Duke of &ville, both with Queen Christina and with the Spanish Cabinet. These are our most sin sere intentions in either hypothesis. Let your conduct be in contormity with them. COUNT BRESSON TU M. GUIZOT. PRIVATE.—(EXTRACT.) Madrid, June 28, 1846. I am very eager to second Mr. Bulwer in his efforts on behalt of the sons of the Infante Don Francisco, and have assured him that your instructions fully authorise Me to do so. I have paid the most marked attentions to the Infante. I presented the Archbishop of Bordeaux to him; and, on rising to take leave. I took him aside and intreated him to enjoin the greatest prudence on his sons, whose chances appeared to be improving. He ex pressed to me some anxiety and some displeasure at the Duke of Seville's journey to Brussels. "Well, Mon seig.neur," replied I, " write to the King to keep him at Parts." And accordingly here is his letter. I think it is expedient for you to have at hand as many pretenders to the Queen's hand as possible. M. GUIZOT TO COUNT DE JARNAC. PRIVATE.—(EXTRACT.) Paris, Aug. 19, 1846. The Infante Don Enrique falls within our rule. We perfectly admit him as a candidate for ►he Queen's hand. We have neither the right nor the inclination to make any objection to him. But it must be well understood, on the other hand, that the choice between the two brothers shall lie exclusively with Queen Isabella, the Queen• Mother, and her Government, and shall be per fectly free ; and That if they should prefer the Duke of Cadiz, no objection, and st•IU less active opposition to him, will be raised by the Cabinet of London. M. GUIZOT TO M. THE COUNI` DE ST. AULAIRE PRIVATE.--(EPTRACT.) • Paris, March 13, 1843. Sir Robert Peel, expressing " the decided opinion 01 the English Government," said in the House of Cora mons on the 9th of this month, that " Spain being in. vested with all the rights and privileges belonging to at independent, butt., . . the Spanish nation, speak ing through its duly constituted organs, has the exclu sive right and power to contract such matrimonial alli *noes as it may judge expedient." What is the import of this declaration? Does it reall; mean all that it setms to mean? Does it signify that whatever be the mattimonial alliance which tre QUeel and the Legislature of Spain may think fit to contract even were it with a French Prince, the English Govern meut would not interrt.re, and w..u1.: not think itsalt jus tided in offering any opposition? If this is really Sir Robert Peel's meaning, we have nothing to say, and his words, taken in this sense, and with this value, w ou ld perhaps greatly simplify this situation of Spain us well as our own. But it Sir Robert Peel, while proclaiming the com plete independence of Spain as to the choice of a con sort for the Queen, still persists in excluding the French Princes, and in maintaining that England would have a right to oppose, and would in fact oppose, such a choice, the greater my respect for Sir. Robert Peel's cha stricter and declarations, the greater the surprise I cannot but feel. From the first moment of my touching upon the ques• don of the marriage of the Queen of Spain, I determined to use the most pevect frankness in everything I did or said on this subject. I knew what prtjudtces and suspi cions I should have to encounter, and I wished at once to remove all pretext for them. We have been informed, said I, that England has excluded our Princes from all competition for the hand of the Queen of Spain. We, in our turn, have excluded all Princes not belonging to the house of Bourbon. I shall not here discuss the grounds of either exclusion. Ours was made by the same right as that of England is, and founded on mo tives of the same nature. In laying this before the great Powers of Europe, in alluding to it from the tribune, I acted with good faith towards Spain, towards England, towards the whole of g E rue r a o t pe q ..l st w io ished that nshouid b t e h e universallypnl cy France on th is great d i sti n c t ly i known beforehand. wh Spain s a o l y e m t d e r n f o e c e t a byf this policy. e m r o o l m a n e e b i n a m e t L e t to a t b n o e d n c a o t n b n y e v i i n m u c d e a e d n pe o o n f f a t s e h i e l i e n si ,e o st,o en lt t ii r ie staged its e T o h r e teSswp, whatever a n r t ee i s vp h ee n rt f a te t he i e o t ly n y , iudi f i rt maysee (I s t e o u e t (i ifi o n ti w i i t t t s h G a r t e o h g v s e t ti a r r t e n d m hours, who, in their turn are f ree to a p vi e d r u il al ; s, an e d njo th y e f ir re w ed il o l i e n a o n f no a t ct fe io t n ter at tb t atc ei to r fi o nt w hee n o i ar ri fo s n k rem i n gi n b t : event takes conduct it will observe, if such or such an a d an en d c t e o ,"i p f u i r t s i u s e no tb t t of impru ewliatihmtshebierftrebnanindtewrebsatst.attAitudGeolietrnwTleintasswuhiniceh, what o at place in a neighbouring state, commits an it perform af s to a l line l n y ae r e t s o o o f i f v c g e o o d n o t d d o u t c m .a t i t n b. tuat iniftchiat re solved,tiasttsitoud, GUIZOT TO COUNT DE JARNAC. (PRIVATE.) Val Richer, July 20, 1846. The marriage of the Queen of Spain is, 0 the present moment, the only ,question between the Cabinet of London and ourselves which is pregnant with ini portent remelts or with possible difficulties. Let us endea vour at once to obviate these difficulties. You were p4rfectly right in affirmi ng that we should approve of the sons of D on Francisco de Paula. They come.within the category whieb. we have laid down : they are Bourbons, desc en da n t s of Philip V., and (what is an important advantag e ) Spanish • Princes. We do not entertain;ltad we hiv e .never expresse d , any objection to them. - Our only reason for no t men ti on i n g them was, that Queen Christina;the young Queen, and her Go vernment; declared th at they would not hear of them. OUr Only rnqioti ftlr §upporting the with of the Count of Trnppan i . k which we did with the knowledge 81l an th suggestion of Lira Aberdeen) was, that he was, at that time, the One of the descendants of Philip V. who appeared to have the best, if not the only, chance of success, Queen Christina was entirely in his favour. The prospeot o f . marriage had induced the Court of Naples to recognise th e ti t l e o f t h e Queen of Spain- We were bwttld , I ° .B uPport him , as we ,did, by the principle we .had laid down, that any -descendant of Philip :V, wouldlo agreeable t ons . But the popular feeling in Spain now appe ars to b e extreme l y a d verse t o th e Count of Trappani. Queen Christina seems no longer in clined him, and almost denies having thought of him. The Infantes, sans of Don Carlos, and especially the Count de Montemolin, are i n the thoughts and on the lips of many persons of consideration, both in and out of Spain. A , marriage with one of them would deter mine the Northern Court to recognise the title of the Queen of Spain. We, for our part, adhering steadily , to our' principle, should not object to it. But the persons most favourable to this arrangement declare, that it would, at -all events be extremely difficult, and that it would not be possible, unless the Count de Montemolin would consent to renounce his pretensions to the throne, acknewledge -Isabella as Queep resume his rank of Infanta of Spain, and, in that character, present himself as a suitor for her hand. But the Count de Montemolin has not done, or shown himself disposed to do, anything of the kind. This arrangement, like the former, is therefore, for the present, impossible. Our communi sations from Madrid oontinually recur to the Duke de Montpensier, while overtures have been made to Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg. We dismiss both these projects, as we have done from the first moment. Our policy is perfectly frank, un if orm , an d con sistent. We neither choose to place a French Prince on the throne of Spain. nor to see a Prince not belonging to the house of Bourbon take possession of it. These difficulties, these impossibilities, which have successively forced themselves on the attention and the conviction of all parties, have greatly improved the chances of the sons of Don Francisco de Paula. Queen Christina and the Cabinet of Madrid seem a little less hostile to them. They are no less suitable to England than to ourselves. Let us, therefore, in concert with England, immediately enter upon the course which appears to lead to a sans- factory termination of the affair. Let us order our agents at Madrid to use their united efforts to bring it about. Let the Queen of Spain marry whichever of the Infantes she may prefer. Let the Queen her mother, and her Ministers, direct her choice according to their own discretion. Upon whichsoever of the two Princes it may fall, it will be approved in Paris and in London. This important question would thus be speedily solved ; and its final solution (with the good understanding between France and England by which that solution had been brought about) would be of infinitely greater ad vantage to the repose of Spain, and the stability of the constitutional monarchy, than any arrangement which is impossible at the present moment, an d the chances of effecting which are remote and uncertain. If the English Cabinet should approve of and adopt our suggestion, we shall be ready to act in concert with ' it for the purpose of giving effect to this policy. Ido not enter into any details at present. Once agreed upon the principe • l and we shall easily come to an understanding , on the mode of carrying it into execution. M. GUIZOT TO THE COUNT DE FLAHAULT• PRIVATE.- (EXTRACT.) • ' Auteuil July 4 1842 • The two Infantes, sons of Don Francisco de Paula, have been taken back to Spain. They were not allowed to take the natural road, that of France. We are con stantly told that no idea of marriage has anything to do with their return to Spain, and I believe, in fact, that all idea of marriage whatsoever is, for the moment, indefi nitely adjourned by the Spanish Government. But it is obvious that the Infantes have been brought back to Span in order that they may be at hand in case of need. This solution is always possible, perhaps probable, nor have we, on behalf of the interests of France, any .objec tion A make it. Extract of a dispatch from Lord Palmerston to Lord Normanby, of August 22, 1846, communicated by Lord Normanby to M. Guizot August 28 : Don Enrique is the only Spanish Prince who is fit by bis personal qualities to become the husband of the Queen of Spain." .. 'aris, June 23, 1842. Sir,—You know that, conformably t.) the King's or ders, M. Pageot, who has recently returned from Ma drid, has been sent to London, Vienna, and Berlin, to make known there the intentions of his Majesty's Go vernment on a very important subject—the tuture mar riage of Isabella 11., the youthful Queen of Spain. Ido not think it equally necessary to :end M. Pageot to St. Petersburgh, where this affair can inspire only a remote and feeble interest. I wish, however, that Count Nessel- the ro de should know, through you , an d with precision, idea which will guide our conduct. That idea is so con formable to the fundamental principles and the general interests of the order of Europe, that we reesteema ibinetst our duty to submit it beforehand to a ll the gat C. It is possible that the occasion for applying it is, as yet, remote. Conformably with the Spanish Con ititushtion, Queen Isabella will not attain h er majority till eis fourteen; but, according to the common law of Spain, she may be married as soon as she reaches the age of twelve. Her marriage has been already the subject of great attention at Madrid. We are anxious that it should be universally known that we also devote our at tention to it, and that our opinions and designs respect ing it should be understood. Our policy on this subject is very simple. For the sake of the general peace and the balance of Europe, we admit our French Princes being put aside as candidates for the hand of the Queen of Spain. But, in return, we can admit as consort of the queen no Prince who does not belong to the house of Bourbon. The house has many candidates to offer,—the Princes of Naples and of Lucca, the sons of Don Carlos, or those of Don Francisco de Paula. We neither propose nor prohibit any one of them. He who may be acceptable to Spain will be ac ceptahle to us, provided he be within the limits of the house of Bourbon. This is for us a French question of the highest importance. We have no rig ht and no pre tension to impose a husband on the Que en of Spain, or to interdict one P • she is at perfect liberty to choose whom she pleases. We have a profound respect for the d Spain, but pen d e nce both of the Crown and the peePle o f S r —n " we have in our turn aright to think and to say that such or such an alliance would appear to us so contrary to the tn terests of France, that if it took effect it would p h la e c e e Ti eo i t n , a hostile position with regard to Spain. and it is certainly a very legitimate one, This isotf oubrj de and and in making it openly beforehand we are I prudently acting honourably towards Europe, with regard to ourselves. 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OPENING OP PARLIAMENT.—At the close of the last session it was fully expected that the new House of Lords would have been ready for the reception of their Lord ships at their next meeting; but, although that House is in a very cossiderable state of forwardness, her Majesty will once more, and in all probability for the last time, address her faithful Parliament on Tuesday next from the throne in the present House of Lords. MEMORANDUM COMMUNICATED 4Ta OF MARCH TO LORD ABERDEEN BY M DE sr. AULAIRE. Paris, Feb. 27, 1846 , SECTION 1. The principle we hoc maintained, and . which the Eng- Spain, is become lish Cabinet has accepted, as the b o a . s . ts of our policy respecting the marriage ot the Queen t l one of very difficult and uncertain app ication. The situation of the Princes, descendants of Phili p V., and actual or possible suitors for the hand of the Queen of Spain, is as follows:-- is married-- _ . The Prince of Lu cca Th e position of t he Count of Trappani is rendered the_, by the fall of General violent expressio n o f very un f av ourable; Ist, by public opinion aga inst him; 2d Narvaez. Ihe sons of the Infante Don Francisco de P au l a are subject to grave objections; viz. Ist, the false step with which they they have taken; 2d, their intimacy with the Radical party, and the consequent antipathy are regarded by the Moderate party; 3d; the ill-will of - till Queen -Mother , and of the young Qu e e n h erse lf . , The sons of Don Carlos are, for the present at least; out of the question; Ist, oft en and consequence o f t h e and declared opposition of all parties; 2d, i n con en se • quence of their form al exclusion by the constitution ; and 3d, of the dispositio ns manifested in their own con duct, them the which is at variance with any that could afford smallest chance. e descendants of Philip V. with The situation of th relation to the marriag e of the Queen of Spain is, there fore, become very un favourale. O le 2. On the causes of this fact much might be said; I shall, however, only a dvert to two points : 1. We have coastal - AV -- evinced favou ra bl e di spos i tions towards all the descendants of Philip V ; • without ex ception. We have repeatedly declared to Queen Chris tina herself, that the sons of Don Francisco de Paula would be very agreeable to us. We have done all in our power to reader the choice of the sons of Don Carlos ' possible. If we have shown any preference for the Count of Trappani, it is because he appeared to us to have the best chance of success. in consequence of the favourable inclinations of the Queen -Mother and of the young Queen. 2. The English Cabinet has afforded us no active and efficient aid in our endeavours to bring about the alliance with the Count of Trappani. It has preserved a cold neutrality, and its inertness has left free course to all the tilstile demonstration* or intrigues, whether of Spaniards or of subordinate English agents, which its frank and active co-operation would have controlled. Sll Ny JANUARY 18, 1847. S ECTION 3. Whatever be the causes, the , fact, that the difficulties of the marriage between one of the descendants of Philip V. and Queen Isabella are greatly aggravated, is incontestable. And, at the same time, great and.redoubled efforts are at this Moment making to bring about a marriage be tween the Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg and either Queen Isabella or the Infanta - Donna Fernanda. - The Court of Lisbon is the centre of these efforts. This is obvious from the tenor of private letters, and of the Portuguese and Spanish journals. It is affirmed that Prince Leopold of Coburg. who was to leave Lisbon on the 24th of February for' Cadiz, Gibraltar, Algiers, Malta, and Italy, will proceed secretly or openly to Madrid. This report is corroborated by many circumstances. of December France. N-••• 0.3, land, and an indication of wh a t th e pol i cy of the French Government would be under th e emergency. No. 8.-- o Guizot nta i t o n i n C g o t a Count declaration Flah a nit , daan p rotest Paris, I M B . h e 46, !c 9.—A letter from M. Guizot to the Count de St. Aulaire, dated Paris, Dec. 3, 1846, in which the former recapi:u lates what he had done, ou the part of France, with re gard to Cracow—namely, that he took the earliest op portunity of expressing disapprobation; that on the 19th of November he had requested Lord Palmerston to pre. sent with him, cn the part of England, a joint protest against the violation of the treaty of Vienna; that Lord Palmerston • had declined a - joint protest, preferring that England should protest alone. M. Guizot ti:ere fore transmits, by command of the King of the French, a copy of the protest of France (No. 8), instructing Count de St. Aulaire to read it to Lord Palmerston, and leave with his Lordship a copy." MR. WARD, M.P., AT SHEFFIELD. SHEFFIELD, THURSDAY.—Mr. Ward, M.P., the Secretary to the Admiralty, made his annual address to his constitu ents yesterday, at the Cutlers' Hall, on which occasion the chair was occupied by Alderman Dunn. The acceptance of office by the Hon. Member under the present Goverment gave to his present address a more than ordinary interest, and the: spacious hall was crowded to excess. The Hon. Gen tleman was accompanied by several of the leading gentlemen of the town, amongst whom were Mr. 11. Wilkinson, the Mayor; Mr. S. Butcher, the late Mayor; Mr. T. B. Turton, the Master Cutler, and others. Mr. WARD, on rising, was received with loud and reiterated cheers. On their subsiding, he spoke to the following effect : Alr:Alderman Dunn and Gentlemen, time has familiarised us with these annual meetings, which have implied a recogni- tion of proper principles on both sides—a proper responsibi lity on my .part, and political power on yours. The elective franchise, which had been allowed to this constituen c y, an d which the men of Sheffield enjoyed, had been exercised in a proper manner, and had done credit to the town. Without a recognition of these principles, these meetings would be a mere farce, though not where the constituencies choose their member on account of his own opinions, and not from the length of his purse. It also gives them an opportunity of knowing that he does not prove false to those pledges which have justified their choice. I feel this strongly, and that is the reason that I am here to day. But my position is now materially changed. When I was here on the last occasion, I stood before you an rode pendent man. I then tried to give every man a plain answer to a plain question upon every point that has pre sented itself to your fertile imaginations. What I had then done I was prepared to defend; and upon what I meant to do it was better that I should see you face to face in the Town Hall. On these occasions we have often discussed the affairs of the future, and quarrelled a little upon those that were past. I could then speak out with great satisfaction, and if we have ever disagreed, I must say that I have feel ings of gratitude for the kind and liberal spirit in which I have been met. But nothing which ever then occurred has prevented us from partii:g friends. My position, however, is now changed, and more than half my usual topics ape cut off. I cannot dwell upon matters that will occur for the future, and I do hope that gentlemen will not press me with questions to which I cannot give a satisfactory reply. I have now joined a party, and the policy which they will think proper to pursue will very soon show itself through the proper quarters. I have told you I have taken office. I make no apology for that ; and Ido not disguise that office is the natural reward of political men. I could not wish to take office with a greater number of men of liberal political principles than now. I have taken office with men like Mr. Strutt, Mr. Charles Wood, and Lord Morpeth. Mr. Cobden was orthodox, and Mr. Villiers was prevented by personal reasons from accepting office. I could not, therefore, have hoped to take office with a greater combination of liberal men than now, nor with a Minister whose character for integrity stood so high, nor one who, in the opinion of the country, was more likely to strike out a line of policy in which all liberal men would concur. It is not mere place that I was seeking; but the offer was so large and liberal a one, that I accepted it in the same spirit in which it was offered, and I hope, therefore, it will not meet with your disapprobation, but merit your support. I have sacrificed no principle, nor do I mean to sacrifice any; but, as 1 have told you before, of the policy of the Government I am not authorised to speak. A man like myself, in a subordinate office, knows very little, and if I did know it, I could not tell you. The session begins on Tuesday next, and in the course of the year it is quite clear there must be a dissolution of Parliament. If I have acted inconsistently, you will then have the remedy in your own bands. I will not quit this subject without saving that you must not expect too mach from the present Ministry. Lord John Russell's Government exists at present upon sufferance, and with a minority in the House of Commons, where the same political party exists that drove them from office in 1841, It is now, therefore, at the option of the majority to place them is any point they please. It is for the country to strengthen the hands of the Liberal Ministry, and to impart those opinions in which the public are expected to concur. I told you in the short address that I issued on accepting office, that I was sorry I could not vacate my seat, for I could not do it with a sort of Quixotism that would have been unbecoming. What I did was done voluntarily, and, as Parliament will not last long, I have had no scruples in taking office. Some men might think that I could be more useful as an indepen dent man ; but, if the Liberal men are to be always in oppo sition, you must content yourselves by forcing forward your own opinions. It has been said that the waste of private and public character which has taken place would hardly compensate for the good which he —teen, effected by the change. The last session was a vey triumphant one in one stituted, through a long struggle. the great impediment and difficulty of Sir Robert Peel, who had lent himself too largely and inconsiderately to the illusions by which he has now been destroyed. I have no doubt that what he did was the fruit of sincere conviction, brought about in his own mind. He etood in advance of his own party; and after he had arrived at his own conclusions, he was one of the best and ablest advocates, although not able to convince the party he had left, for their minds were incapable of conviction, and they considered themselves insulted and betrayed. I have told you of Sir Robert Peel's character year after year, and have shown you how inevitably his convictions led him fur ther, and how on the question of the Tariff and the Corn laws the Government plan was a great and comprehensive one; it should, therefore, have my most cordial support, and although it would be carried in the House of Commons, it would be rejected in the House of Lords. It was a slow and painful process to witness, and there were just grounds for just complaint, for the vessel should not have been carried into port by those who had gained their opinions only last year. These were no new principles, Sir, for they had been announced by Adam Smith, Mr. Huskisson, and others ; and to justify the change which had been forced upon him when lie took the responsibility of making it, he ought to have ar rived at those opinions ten years before. I have told you that the struggle in the House of Commons was a very curious one. There were incessant changes, and they would all remember that Mr. Denison, one of the Members for the West Riding, seconded the Address. But that gentleman had also been subject to changes, and was the first to cross the Rubicon ; and when he had crossed it, he walked back again.—(Loud laughter.) Ido not know what change had come over his mind, but he showed a most marvellous agility, and became the stoutest opponent of those opinions that he had just as strongly advocated. The Protectionists, as a body, made the stoutest resistance. They had great oratorical powers, and complained of great injustice from the Minister who had so deceived them, because their own hands were clean. In fact, there were not ten men who had not agreed in the changes which Sir Robert Peel had opposed in 1842. They were willing to give up a great monopoly to save a small one, and when the change came over them, were willing to do it on a large scale. They then found out that every trade and rami fication of British industry should have been protected. Nor was this an inconsistent plea for men trying to protect their own monopoly; and when they had tried to protect the mo nopoly of everybody else, not ten times the ta lent which Sir Robert Peel possessed could get them to stigmatise the prin ciples which they had advocated. They had said, in effect, we do not like any monopoly but that which touches our selves. Their deserting the man whose talent had shed such a lustre on the party to which he belonged, was a climax of injustice and one to which th is countr y ou g ht not to be brought. I felt that there was really one of those great questions at issue which should not be degraded to a mere question of personal altercation for support. There was not a man of the free-trade party who did not give him his most cordial support for the same reason whic h Mr. Cobden di d , namel that it was an instalment paid down of 17s. 6d. in the pound, with security for the remainder in 1849. If it had lasted till now, I should have given to Sir Robert Peel my most cordial support. I voted with Mr. Villiers for the abolition of the 4s• duty, because I thought it was an injustice So the land and to agriculture itself. I would not have done this to endanger the Government Bill, but I did it to affirm a principle. I will not weary you by going through the whole details of that session of Parlia ment; but it was a great triumph to principle and common sense. Some of the best speeches which had been made were delivered by men who, up to the last six months, had been the most inveterate opponents to free trade—from Mr. Goul burn and Sir George Clerk, who had been opponents during the whole of their public life. The measure was carried in the House of Commons by a majority of 87. and by the same House which, by a majority of 91, had rejected the Whig proposition six 3 , ears before. In truth, it was a very marvellous change. I find, too, that I have the sympathy of a very .high Tory authority namely, the Standard, which at that time seemed to take its stand upon principle. It said, that as to the Government proposing changes in matters which the Conservative party had supported for thirty years before, it showed an obtuseness and per verseness beyond any other mortals—it showed that they were very blind in political affairs. Now, for once in a way, what the Standard says is true, and I agree with every word of it. Conservatism is not to be revived without corn, and I am afraid now that these country gentlemen will go on too fast for us. I am very ccuriousus n t e o xt se n e ess w i li o, a n t proposition they will bring forward during the and what measures Lord George Bentinck and Mr. and d sra th el e i will bring forward into the field. The Corn Bill Tariff were, in my opinion, mixed up in a wa unaccount able to me with the Irish Co ercion B•ii. ol rted ow that B i ll, from Coerci, on from first to last, I opposed. I once supp Bill, and this was the great sin of m since then I have repented, and done something p someeittiheianlglbifoet'h but speech and vote to diminish its t pr n o s s e p w ec h ts ic o h f s s i u r cc ß es n s h , e i t n t c p o e n e - 1 nex ion with that measure , and those Liberal rsk th th w i s hed to carry through the House;eyshould o a u n l dd the e t Mem bers were all of opinio n that Go vernment measure by opposing a Bill of which they all ap proved. It admitted that all disorders and excesses arose disorganization, and it contained all the stale portion of fr c m oer cion w hich bad been handed down from Lord Castle reagh and Lord Clare. The Bill was, therefore, dropped, and it gave the Government an opportunity of being beaten, for there was no other question upon which they could have been beaten than that. When the Corn Bill and Tariff were passed, there were no other questions, except the Irish Bill, upon which the Government would not have been agreed. The reduction of the sugar duties was Lord John Russell's allotted work. It was not possible for a Government which had come into power upon Lord Sandon's motion to remain in power after undoing that resolution upon which they got into power. It was natural that, with all these difficulties attending him, there should be no very ardent desire on the part of Sir Robert Peel to return to place, and he could not have died a nobler political death than he did die. He had conferred great benefits upon the country, and made amends for great mistakes. Do not think that he fell a sacrifice to political intrigue. There is one thing I may tell you here, namely, the only real danger to which the Corn Bill was SECTION 4. We have been, and we shall continue to be, true to the policy which we have adopted, and to the engage ments we have entered into, respecting the marriage either of Queen Isabella or of Donna Fernando. But, it the existing state of things should continue, or should load to any further results, we may be placed abruptly in a contingency, in which we shall be 1. Subjected to the absolute n e cessity of - preventing our policy from receiving, by the marriage either of the Queen - or' the Infanta, a blow to which we could not consent to submit. 2. Released from all engagement with respect to either marriage. Which would be the result, in case the marriage, either of.the Queen - or of the Infanta, with Prince Leo pold of Saxe Coburg, or with any other Prince not descended from Philip V., should - become probable or imminent. - In that case we should be released from all engage ment, and free to act immediately in our own defence, by demanding the hand either of the Queen or the in fanta, for the Duke de Montpensier. SEcrioN 5. We sincerely and fervently desire that things may not come to this extremity. We see but one way of preventing it; viz., that the English Cabinet should unite actively with us, 1. In endeavouring to restore to a position befitting a pretender to the hand of the Queen of Spain one of the descendants of Philip V., whether the Duke of Seville, the Duke of Cadiz, or the Count of Trappani, and to bring about his marriage with Queen Isabella. 2. In preventing, in the meantime, the marriage of the Infanta with P r i nce L eopo ld of Saxe Coburn, or with any other Prince not descended from Philip V. We think that this end may be attained by the active and firm co-operation of the two Cabinets. And we deem ourselves called upon in honour to forewarn the English Cabinet that, without such co-operation, we may find ourselves obliged to act, and justified in acting, in the manner I have just indicated. M. GUIZOT TO COUNT BRESSON. (paivArz.) Paris, Dec. 10, 1845. • • • . . The basis of our policy with regard to Spain in general; and in particular on the question of the marriage of the Queen and the Infanta, is the firm desire of preventing the revival of that active rivalry, those vehement and obstinate struggles between the two principal allies of Spain, France and England, which have caused, and would again cause, so much mischief to Spain in the first place, and finally to all Europe. This policy is for the interest of Spain, as well as for that of France. Spain has now two main and predominant interests, to which all others ought to be subordinate:- 1. 'I he interest of her domestic policy, which is, to establish her Government and her Administration; to secure her tranquillity, her prosperity, and ber internal strength. 2. The interest of her foreign policy, which is, I do not hesitate_ to say, to form an intimate union with France, and by tVat means to regain her rank in Europe, while she maintains her independence and se cures her repose. With a view to these two great in terests of Spain, it is extremely desirable that all active and vehement struggles between France and England should cease. Our policy therefore is, in its general principle, no less Spanish than French ; and is in conformity with the paramount and common interest of the two countries. If, therefore, in the particular question of the marriage either of the Queeu or of the Infanta, we reject every combination which might have the effect of placing France and England once more in a hostile attitude on the domain of Spanish affairs; Spain, so far from making this a subject of complaint or of offence, ought to approve our conduct, and to second it to the utmost of her power for by this conduct we must and do actually sacrifice in terest and inclination very dear to us, to the paramount and common interest of the two countries ; we disregard those - interests and inclinations in favour of the highest and wisest (largo and sound) reasons of state. This policy, however, can be practicable and successful only on the supposition that it is accepted and practised on both sides, by England as well as by . France, with the don, either in the marriage of the Queen or in that of the Infanta, which might revive the conflict between France and England in Spain, the other party did not act in the same manner—if, on the contrary, they made, or suf- fered others to make, unresisted, any arrangement con trary to the principle we have proclaimed, viz.—that the throne of Spain should not be alienated from the de scendants of Philip V.—an arrangement which would compel us ourselves to revive the contest wo wish to allay—it is evident that we could not, and it is certain that we should not, acquiesce in the positions in which it would place us. The more closely I observe what is passing, the more firmly I am convinced that there are in and about Spain active and incessant efforts to bring about the marriage of a Prince of Saxe Coburg either with the Queen or with the Infanta. It is true the English Government employs no positive means to bring about this marriage; but it also uses none to prevent it. It does not put a peremptory veto on every project which would place a Prince of Coburg on the throne of Spain, as we have done on our side with regard to a French Prince. On the other hand, Queen Christina and the Spanish Government wish to make use of the fear we entertain of a Coburg marriage, in order to secure the Montpensier marriage, at the same time keeping in reserve the pos sibility of the Coburg marriage in case the Montpensier marriage were to fail. We cannot consent to be dupes in this matter. We shall continue in perfect sincerity to pursue the policy we have announced, that, namely, of opposing every combination which might tend to rekindle the conflict botween France and England with regard to Spain. But if we perceive that the conduct on the other side is not as clear and decided as cur own; .if, for example, either from the inertness of the English Government, or from the exertions of its friends in Spain and around Spain, a marriage were in preparation, whether for the Queen or the Infanta, which endangered our principle (the exclusive eligibilityof the descendants of Philip V.), and if that combination had a chance of succeed ing with the Spanish Government, we should immedi ately come forward without reserve, and should plainly and openly demand the preference for the Duke de Moutpensier. Such is our plan of conduct. There is nothing in it which is not perfectly consistent and upright; while, at the same time, it is effective as a means of defeating, either beforehand or at the critical moment, any scheme for bringing about the Coburg marriage, or any other. I confide the execution of it to you with perfect confi dence. Yuu are thus armed both for the present and the future. You will, lam sure, make no use of your various weapons, except in case of necessity and at the fitting moment. Maintain our policy steadily, so long as it is not rendered impossible by an attempt on the other side to bring about an arrangement contrary to our principle; and, if you find yourself reduced to that extremity, dfeat such an attempt by the means I now put into your hands. Our space, unfortunately, will not allow us to pub lish the documents respecting the annexation of Cracow. They are, however, of much inferior interest to those we have already published, and the following summary of them will probably be sufficient to satisfy the curiosity of our readers:— "The communications relative to Cracow made to the French Chambers E a ri r n e e n e in m e i e n tt nun?ber:—No, 1.--Extract of f a o ny letter A us t fm r r i o a n Minister at t e h r e ni C ch ourt othf e E C r a n o u n e e t , d d ' t t e p d the 20th of February, 1846, in which the latter is re quetshteedmtiolitary occupcommunicate ation t° t h e of C r aco w, '.vreneh t cida Minister som ? th o e f fact the of reasons for it; and the Prince enclosescir of the same date, on the same subject, and to r the di s pa tch, same effect. Nos. 2 and 3 are letters fro m M. Guizot to the Count de Flahault, dated the 23 d o f March, 1846, inwhich the former, adverting to the preceding documents, requests the Count to comm unicate to the Austrian )''rime Minister the regret of the French Government at what had taken place, and its apprehensions that matters were in train for a serious disturbance of the Treaty of Vienna, thoug h placing great reliance on the prudence and moderation of the Court of Vienna. No. 4.—A private note from Count Flahault to M. Guizot, dated Vienna, April 1, 1846, in which the Count says that he had received from Prince Metternich an assur ance that the occupation was a military measure die tated by necessity, and justified by the dangerous state of the Republic, but would not be continued beyond the pressure of that danger. No. s.—Letter from M. Ha mann to M. Guizot, dated Vienna, April 3, 1846, inti mating that the PrUSSilin Minister had given to the former assurancesss similar to those received by Count Flakault the Austrian Minister. No. 6.—A dispatch from Prince Metternich to M. de Thom (representing Austria at the Court of France), dated Vienna, November 6, announcing the annexation of Cracow to the Austrian e mpire, and enclosing the declaration of the three Go vernments of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, in justifica tion of that proceeding. The latter has appeared in all the journals, and has been extensively commented upon press of England and France. No. 7.—M. by e t to the Count de Jarnac (in the absence of Count de St. Aulaire), dated Paris, November 19, 1846, in which the Frenc bef ore for Foreign Affairs desires the Count to lay Lord Palmerston a copy of his speech in the Chamber of Peers on the 2d of July last, as an exposition of his sentiments on the affairs of Po- PRICE SD. ;II V,F=titt exposed, and from which it was not conk, amendment of a five-shilling fixed duty wi 'l 4 , was threatened in the House of Lords. ' a.e. would have given great satisfaction to the Nl6, the House of Lords, and who would ham Lord John Russell would have been declar Alfa:7V acclamation if he had consented to take office'cln-4tat principle. He had declared, in his letter from Edinburgh, that the time for a five-shilling duty was past, and that the period had arrived for a total repeal of the corn-laws.— ( Rear, hear.) At a subsequent meeting at Lansdowne House, and which decided the fate of that Bill, Lord John Russell had persuaded his friends to concur in his views; and the policy was there decided which the Liberal party in future intended to pursue. It was a singnlar casualty that the repeal of the corn-laws should have been moved by the Earl of Ripon, who proposed the corn-laws of 1810. It was carried, and the Tariff was carried; and on the day after the royal assent had been given to the Bills the Government was given up by a majority of 76, and by the same Parliament that placed the Government in power by a majority of 91. At that time there was a great sym pathy for Sir Robert Peel, for he had made great sacrifices to repair great errors. I want no greater proof of it than the great calamity now sweeping 0.-er Ireland, and which no sacrifices on our part can avert. Ask yourselves this simple question, are not these the very principles upon which we acted six years avo, and upon which our whole commercial policy is henceforward to rest? Had this principle been adopted in 1841, should we not, under the Bs. du t y, whi c h was scouted an d l aughed at, had ' a greater amount of corn brought into the English market from Germany and Russia; and would it not have doubled and even quadrupled the supplies which we now hope to receive? You will say that we have got a better settlement of the question now. In February, 1849, the last vestige of the corn-law protection will be destroyed. Had it been so before, the famine in Ireland might have been much mitigated, although it was not possible to calculate to what extent. Now this should be a warning to all political men, and it showed the advan tage of having men in power who were ready to act on their own principles. It was no excuse to say that Sir Robert Peel was kept back by his party. Ile should- not have encouraged the delusions of that party, but should have given the support to Lord John Russell which Lord John Russell gays to him. The interests of his county would have been promoted by the change, and if the late Alinistry have fallen, it is not to be regretted. I have alluded to two transactions of great importance ; there is now one other subject., on which I have already given some political offence. I allude to the discussions on the Factors. Bill. l have strong feelings on this subject, and by differing with some friends on it I place myself in oppaiti‘ai to the Ministry and to a part of the constituency to whom I am bound by gratitude and respect. I think that the principle of a Ten Hours' Bill is dangerous to the best interests of the working man. I was the first to allude in the House of Commons to what had been done in Sheffield. It was forced upon me, and I could not speak of it there in a way different from what I spoke of it before you. But I have been led into error with respect to the operation of this Bill upon some of your trade regulations. I stated that there were limitations as to the sons of men connected with the trade, and which regulations I am happy to find do not exist. At a meeting held yesterday, with the trades' delegates, I was completely satisfied that I was wrong. lam also of opinion that an error made in the House of Commons should be repaired in the House of Commons, and I told the gentlemen whom I met yesterday, that if they would submit to me a written statement of what was told me yesterday, I should have the greatest pleasure in acknowledging the mistake which I had unconsciously made. Upon all other points of this question I retain the same opinions which I always did. With the mass of intel lect and energy which are to be found among the working classes, I think they are doing themselves the greatest in jury by restricting the hours of labour, and building for themselves prisons which they might be brought into. By a free interchange of commodities higher wages and more permanent employment might be obtained than by making factious complaints. I tell you fairly I shall go to the House of Commons this year to see the Ten Hours' Bill carried. I say this on a higher authority than my own, and believe that Lord John Russell will give some modification of a Ten Hours' Bill his support. I believe the Bill is founded on principles utterly destructive of the right that there should be a minimum of labour and a maximum of wages. It can not be done, for there is no permanent profit and demand ; and adhering to these principles, I do believe most fairly that I consult your interest by taking the course I intend to take. I believe I have now gone into everything. I have told you what we agree upon and what we disagree upon. You have inferred that I was the instrument of a party de sirous of putting down trades' union and re-establishing com bination laws. But to put down open associations lead to secret associations, and I would not inflict such an injustice upon the country. The combination law was useless while it existed, for masters had a right to combine on one side and men on the other, and I do not wish to prevent them if their combinations are kept within proper limits. When you fix a price independent of demand, you may obtain a temporary gain, but you will not obtain permanent employment, nor is there so much certainty of extending the foreign trade. I hope you are satisfied with the frankness of the statements which I have made, although you may not agree with them; and if I have done anything wrong, I am perfectly willing and perfectly desirous to make you amends, The Hon. Member sat down loudly cheered. FAMINE in IREL AND & SCOTLAND. MEASURES OF RELIEF. In showing the exertions made by the Governmeat for this object, we subjoin a complete list of the steam and sailing vessels, with their tonnage , _ horse•power, complements, present station, and to what places they are ordered to proceed from the depots. A large pro portion of the list, it will be noticed, are steam vessels, they being preferred, as most useful in securing timely relief, where immediate assistance is imperatively de manded, to re: cue the distressed population from abso lute starvation:— STEAM VESSELS. Terrible, 1847 tons, WO-horse power, 280 men.—Refittine at Woolwich, and will soon be available vs a most powerfe' and capacious vessel. Avenger, 1444 tons, 650. horse power.—Manned Majesty's hip Queen, at Devonport, and loaded at that pot for west coast of Ireland. PPM , Tinlif§,WlTAvistmegi.l7- 1 9 - mnd 11. 0 1 Maje-ty's ship Caledonia, at Devonport. To be loaded im mediately by the Bri.ish Government, at Deptford, for Tober mcry and Portree, Islands of Mull and Sky. Scourge, 1124 tons, 420-horse power, 160 men.—Prepar ing to take in a cargo at Portsmouth, for Cork. Her heavy mortar has been landed. Bulldog, 1123 tons, 500-horse power, 160 men.—Taking in a cargo at Plymouth. Her guns and shot have been landed to give greater stowage. Rosamond, 1059 tons, 287-horse power, 160 men.—At Woolwich, preparing to load. Sphynx, 1056 tons, 500-horse power, 160 men.—Prepar ing to load with meal at Devonport. Geyser, 1054 tons, 280-horse power, 160 men.—Preparing at Portsmouth to take a cargo of meal. Stromboli, 970 tons, 280• horse power, 160 men.—Now dis tributing meal at the Western Islands of Scotland, and will return to Plymouth for a further supply. Rattler, 888 tons, 200-horse power, 110 men.—Preparing at Devonport to receive a cargo. Medea, 835 tons, 350-horse power, 140 men.—Ordered to Deptford to load. Rhadamanthus, 813 tons, 200-horse power, 60 men.—Gone with a full cargo from Portsmouth to Clifden, and then to return to Plymouth to reload. Acheron, 720 tons, 170-horse power, 60 men.—Conveying provisions from the depot at Galway to neighbouring places and districts. Dee, 704 tons, 200-horse power, 60 men.—Carrying pro visions from Cork to Cahirciveen. Firefly, 553 tons, 220-horse power, 67 men.—At the dis posal of the Commissary-General, at Oban, for service of the Western Islands of Scotland. Blazer, 527 tons, 120-horse power, 69 men.—Now con veying provisions to Sneem and Kenmare. Tartarus, 532 tons, 136-horse power, 44 men.—Manned from St. Vincent, Portsmouth, and fitting at Woolwich, when ready, to proceed with meal to Bantry and Beerhaven. Alban, 405 tons, 120-horse power, 46 men.—Replenishing depots en coast of Ireland. Lucifer, 387 tons, 180-horse power, 64 men.—Employed under the orders of the Commissary-General on the coast of Ireland. Porcupine, 382 tons, 130-horse power, 54 men.—About to load at Portsmouth for Kenmare. Myrmidon, 374 tons, 150-horse power, 43 men.—At Cork, employed, as required, towing provision vessels and convey ing relief. Pluto, 365 tons, 100-horse power, 42 men.—Employed under the orders of the Commissary-General on the coast of Ireland. Avon, 360 tons, 170-horse power, 53 men.—About to pro ceed with meal to the islands on the west coast of Scotland. Shearwater, 343 tons, 160-horse power, 61 men.—Employed under the orders of the Commmissary-General at Oban for service on the west coast of Scotland. Torch, 340 tons, 150-horse power, 48 men.—On coast of Scotland. Dasher, 260 tons, 100-horse power, 46 men.—Now em ployed conveying provisions to Westport. Swallow, 240 tons, 70-horse power.—Manned by her Ma jesty's ship Madagascar, at 'l'arbert, and employed as a tender conveying meal to neighbouring places. Comet, 238 tons. 80-horse power, 28 men.—Employed at Tralee and Westport. Cuckoo, 230 tons, 100-horse power, 34 men.—On coast of Scotland. Rocket, 70 tons, 20-horse power.—Manned from St. Vin cent, and ordered to take meal and escort three tenders and lighters to Ireland. Total of steamers ................... Tons Horse power 7,943 Men.. 2,369 SAILIN U-VESSELS. Cockatrice, 182 tons, 30 men.—Manned from Ocean, and fitting for the service. Emerald, 86 tons, and Mercury, 70 tons.—nnrom St. Vincent, and loaded wit meal from that port for Irel ed f and. Devon, 50 tons.—Loaded,h and about to sail for Ireland or Scotland. Ant, 40 toos.—Loading at Deptford with meal, biscuit, WA pork, for Castle Clare, Ireland. an d ordered from Portsmouth for Lively, 40 tons.—Loaded, Ireland. T o t a l of sailing vessels Tons .................. 468 N u mber of 1 crew 3O A n d two ordnance provision hoys of 80 tons. Andromeda, E 6 P O ° ni r en . Moor ed at Billybegs, 21 tons, ' ,5 Ireland. Madagascar, 1,167 tons, 51 men. Moored at Tubed/ Ireland. iEolus, 1,077 tons, 60 men.—Moored at Portree, Scotland. Belvidera, 946 tons, 60 men.—Moored at Tobermory Scotland. Andromache, 717 tons, 30 men. Moored at Galway Ireland. Total of depots Tons Number of crew Ships. Grand totals ... 44 261 Tons. Steamer's ii. p. Men. 27,523 7,943 2,660 In addition to the above there must be added the crews lent from guard-ships, &c., not inserted in this table, amounting to between 600 and 700 men, making a total of nearly 3,000 men. And three of the larger packets will be temporarily taken from their stations for the relief service, of which the aggregate tonnage would probably be about 2,000, and the amount of horse power between 600, and 800. WESTMINSTER COURT OF SEWERS. A general Court of the Commissioners of Sewers for the city and liberty of Westminster was held on Friday at the Sewers Court Greek-street, Soho-square, Captain George Bague, R.N. in . the chair. There was a very full a ttendance of eora• =Wolters. 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