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Varliamentarp pro tett ino. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL stated that the Committee ap pointed to try the petition against tne return of Sir Wil loughby Jones, for Cheltenham, had determined that Sir Willoughby Jones was not duly returned at the late elec tion, and that he had been guilty of bribery through his agents. That various parties (named) had severally re ceived bribes of from £1 153. to £2 103. each, the said sums having been paid in the first case for services as messengers, no such services having been performed by such parties; but that it had not been proved that these acts had been committed with the knowledge of Sir Wil loughby Jones. In reply to a question from Mr. Keogh, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he had no intimation from Ireland as to whether the Catholics on Mr. Mitchel's panel had been set aside, to the number of eighteen, in open Court by the Attorney-General, and without cause assigned. He had received letters respecting the former trials, denying that any proceeding of that kind had been adopted. Mr. BRIGHT then drew attention to the mode in which the jury was selected in the case of Mr. Mitchel, contend- . ing that great mischief's were likely to be the result of the striking off of all the Catholics from the panel. He was sure the transportation of Mr. Mitchel would not tend to pacify Ireland. Mr. LAW rose to order, and Mr. BRIGHT concluded by declaring that the people of England would now go with the mass of the people of Ireland in overturning the Esta blished Church ie that country. Mr. GRArrAN strongly condemned the cowardly course pursued towards Mitchel in packing his jury, a course cal culated to make repealers of the whole country. O' the motion for the House resolving itself into a Committee of the whole House upon the Navigation Laws, Mr. HERRIES moved as an amendment the following resolution, " That it is essential to the national interests of this country to maintain the fundamental principles of the existing Navigation Laws; subject to such modifica tions as may be best calculated to obviate any proved in convenience to the commerce of the United Kingdom and its dependencies,withoutdanger to our maritime strength." Mr. LABOUCUERE opposed the amendment. After speeches from Mr. Ald. Thompson. Dr. Bowring, Mr. 11. Baitlie, Mr. J. Wilson. Mr. H. Drummond, and Mr. F. Scott, the debate was adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY. In answer to a question from Mr. Roche, Sir G. GREY sah: that instructions had been given that the sentence on Mr. Mitchel should be carried into effect. Dr. BoxyaiNG then moved a series of resolutions, the object of which was to bring under the supervison of Par liament the expenses of the collection of the revenue—in other words, that these expenses should not be stopped out of the gross receipts by the several departments where they were deposited, but that these latter should be re turned to Parliament, to be dealt with by its authority alone. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the plan of the hon. gentleman almost perfect in theory, but quite impracticable. After some discussion the House divided, when the numbers were—for the previous question, 54 ; against it, 55 ; majority against Ministers, 1. The House again divided on the resolution, when the numbers were—for the resolution, 56; against it, 51 ; ma jority against Ministers, 5. ' The announcement of these defeats of Ministers was loudly cheered. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY. On the order of the day for going into committee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. Mr. LAW moved that it be an instruction to the com mittee to divide the bill into two bills, omitting so much in the first bill as related to the 10th George IV., c. 7, and the provisions thereof. His object was, not to show any favour whetever to the first portion of the bill, but at all events to rescue the 10th George IV. from the operation of the measure. Mr. SPOONER seconded the amendment. Mr. ANSTEY, after having been informed by Mr. Law that he intended to press his amendment to a division, stated that, if it were carried, he would still press that part of his bill against which it was directed until tardy justice was done to the Roman Catholics. lie could not, however, anticipate at the hands of the house such a slight upon the immense majority of the people of Ireland as would be involved in the adoption of this amendment. The result of it would be to leave one-third of the clergy of that kingdom still outlawed, and without any religious status. Mr. NEWDEGATE thought the house ought to know that Mr. Anstey. who proposed this bill, had been made, on the 19th of February last, by the Pope, a Knight of the Order of St. Gregory, as a reward for his great services in the cause of the R oman C a th o li c church. This bill tended to promote the interests of the Jesuits, but all history showed that it was for the interests of liberty that the Je suits should not be permitted either to gain or retain power. In proof of this position, he entered into many details, and quoted an extract from a recent despatch of Lord Palmerston to our Minister in Switzerland to show that he considered the society of Jesuit 3 to be a society avowedly established to make war on the Protestant reli gion. He hoped that the house would not assent to this bill, but would allow those laws which experience had proved to be essential to the safety of the state to remain on the statute-book. The Earl of ARUNDEL contended that the Jesuits were the most loyal subjects of every government under which they lived. Sir R. INGLIs followed on the same side with Mr. New degate, whom he thanked for his able and conclusive speech. In reference to Lord Arundel's assertion that the Jesuits were the most loyal subjects of all countries, he reminded the house that in 35 instances these most loyal subjects had been condemned under every form of go vernment in every country in the world during the last two centuries. After a singular speech from Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND, in which he insisted that there was a most essential diffe rence between the dead Papists of books and live Roman Catholics, and in which he expressed his willingness to vote for every practical object to which Mr. Shiel had al luded ; and after a declaration from Sir H. WILLOL GIIBY that he should vote for the amendment, the house divided, when Mr. Law's instruction to the committee was carried by a majority of 129 over 42 voices. The house then went into committee ; but the proceed ings were so very confused and irregular that when six o'clock came no progress had been made in the consider ation of the bill. The Chairman then quitted the chair, and the house broke up. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice of two important mo tions, one for leave to bring in a bill on F r id a y w eek to repeal the rate-paying clauses of the Reform Bill; and another for leave to bring in a bill to alter the form of oath to be taken at the table by members of that house, on takinz their seats at it. Mr. COLVILLE moved and Mr. STAFFORD seconded a motion for the issue of a new writ for the borough of Derby. Mr. HUME and Sir J. HAMMER opposed the motion. After considerable discussion, inwhich Sir G. Grey, Col. Sibthorp, and other members joined, the mo tion was carried by a majority of 153 over 136 voices. In reply to a question from Mr. Baillie, Lord PALMER STON observed, that he had been informed by the Spanish Ambassador that. Count Mirasol had come over to this country on a special mission from the Government of Spain to afford explanation on certain recent transactions at Madrid.. His reply had been, that whatever communi cations the Spanish Government wished to make to the British Government on those transactions he would be ready to receive from its official and accredited agent at our Court. lie had thought it rient to decline receiving any communications from Count Mirasol; and he had further stated, that considering the nature of the transac tions at Madrid it would be advisable that any communi cations made respecting them should be made in writing. He had since received some communications on the sub . ject. He did not however feel it to be his duty to state the nature of them at present. When they were brought to a close, he should probably feel it to be his duty to lay them on the table, but it was not in his power to say at what time he should be able to do so. -- In reply to a question from Mr. Hume, Lord J. Rus- SELL stated, that on the 15th or 16th of June some mem ber of her Majesty's Government would explain to the house the course which the Government intended to take on the West India question. The adjourned debate on the Navigation and Regulation of Ships and Seamen, after some explanations between Mr. .1. Wilson and Mr. G. Robinson, as to a statement of the former on Monday night, was then resumed by Mr. Moffatt, who argued against the laws. Mr. G. Robinson, the Marquis of Granby, and Mr. Henley spoke in favour of them ; and Mr. Mitchell and Mr. M. Gibson against them. The debate was then adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.--FainAy. Lord BROUGHAM called the attention of th 4 house to the riotous proceedings which had been going on in the metropolis for two or three nights past. Nothing could be more irrational and nonsensical than such disturbances, which, without coming to an actual outbreak, had the effect of interrupting trade, and of harassing the civil and military force. The Duke of WELLINGTON trusted that some means would be found to stop these riotous assemblies. Perhaps the best way would be to make the persons who called them together responsible for all the evil consequences attending them. If this were done, the orators who advocated assassination would not be so ready to convene meetings for the sake of enunciating their peculiar doctrines. After some further discussion, in which the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Richmond, and Lord Denman took part, the matter dropped. Lord STANLEY complained of the incompleteness of the papers concerning the diplomatic quarrel with Spain which had been laid before the house, and inquired whether any additional correspondence on the matter would be published. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rep lied that the moment the additional d ocuments were complete they should be laid before the house without any reservation. The Parliamentary Proceedings Adjournment Bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. —FRIDAY. Mr. GLADSTONE opened the discussion upon the Navigation Laws. The question, he observed, was not whether the plan of the government was the best that could be devised, hut whether the house was prepared, at this time, to make a change in the principles of the Navigation .Laws. He was ready to give a deliberate answer in the affirmative. He thought that these laws ought to be altered, and that this was the most seasonable time fOr making the change, Ile justified the reference node to the "menace" of Prussia : she was a first-clail power in this question, •►nd if she entertained the inten tion imputed to her, that, unless we relaxed our Naviga tion Laws, she would tighten hers, it was just and equi table that she should give us explicit notice of her intention. With regard to our colonies, these laws imposed a tax upon them for the sole benefit of this country. The question, however, concerned another and a vital point—the defences of this country ; and he was not prepared to proceed with this measure if he were con vinced that it would injure the carrying trade of this country, and deprive our navy of, the resource of our mercantile marine in case of war. But he was prepared to alter these laws, because he believed that the effect of a judicious change in them would not be to limit, but to strengthen and extend, the commerce, and with the commerce the navigation, of this country. The right hon. gentleman contended upon various grounds that our ship-builders and ship-owners could maintain a successful competition with those of other countries. There was another element in this part of the question beside cheap ness, and it was a significant fact that our ship-owners were building ships dearer and dearer every year. It was not the cheap but the dear countries which we bad to fear—the countries which threatened to compete with us in capital, skill, and enterprise. What our ship owners required was, freedom from .restrictions, and if the Baltic ships were really so cheap, why should they be debarred from the power of buying them ? With respect to the qualifications and character of our shipmasters and seamen, he thought that the standrrd of professional qualification might be im proved. He should have preferred a more gradual measure ; he wished that the Government had adhered to the uniform course of precedents, and made large con cessions conditional upon reciprocal concessions by other powers. To a small extent this was a conditional mea sure ; but he objected to the discretionary power proposed to be lodged in the Queen in council, with a view of ex torting reciprocity, which was a discretion too large and too delicate, and the Government would have acted more safely and wisely by undoing piecemeal, rather than by introducing a measure of so sweeping a character. The right hon. gentleman censured the policy of excluding the coasting trade from this measure ; we should have offered to admit the Americans to our coasting trade if they would admit us to theirs. Upon the whole, in his opinion, the preliminary question of time had been marked in this case by a singular combination of circumstances, and this change in our commercial policy, though characterised as a " theory," when tested by its results would show, as in other cases, that it was a wise measure, justified by past experience. and that the dangers apprehended from it Iwere imaginary. _ _ _ Mr. HuDsoN recapitulated the unequal terms upon which our shipbuilders would have to contend with those of other nations. and challenged the result of those free trade principles upon the supposed success of which this perilous measure was based. The object of such a mea sure should be to increase employment for our poor, whereas our shipbuilders represented that it would force them to abandon a profession which afforded support to thousands. They would do as he would if he were a shipbuilder—transfer their capital to the place where the timber was grown. Captain BERKELEY entered into some explanations respecting the military part of the question. He differed in opinion from Sir James Stirling. considering that the royal navy was dependent on the mercantile navy ; but, at the same time, the merchant service depended upon the navy, and he was glad that this reciprocity existed. It had been said that if the Navigation Laws were done away with, it would upset the registration of British seamen ; but he had watched the working of that system, and pro nounced it the greatest farce ever invented. It was hate ful to the men, and drove a great many out of the country. He had no doubt that we should easily man our navy without this system. Captain HARRIS defended the registration system, and hoped the Admiralty would give it a fair trial. The gal lant member likewise deprecated the total abolition of the apprenticeship system, which worked beneficially for the mercantile navy. Sir A. HOOD condemned the measure, and all the ex periments of free trade, which had brought distress into our manufacturing districts, and vagrancy into our colo nies. • Mr. CLAY would have been better satisfied if the chance in the Navigation Laws had been preceded or accompanied by the announcement of some measure to set at rest the question bow our navy was to be manned in time of war. Hall restrictions were taken away, he did not doubt that the whole of the interests which had been protected by the Navigation Laws would not suffer by their removal ; but without some assurance of this kind he could not support the measure. Mr. NEWDEGATE complained o! the manner in which this measure had been forced upon the house, without suf ficient inquiry, and withour. any expressed opinion of those whom it had appointed to inquire. He complained also of the manner in which statistics had been used in this discus sion, especially by Mr. Wilson, whom he accused of mak ing comparisons which were unfair and inconclusive, and an abuse of statistics. Mr. WAWN gave his opposition to the scheme, conceiv ing it to be fraught with mischief. Lord INGESTRE also opposed the measure, for which the government had not shown that there was any urgent ne cessity. He believed that this scheme would prove highly detrimental to our maritime supremacy, and consequently , to the best interests of the country. The noble lord dis putA the opinions expressed by Sir J. Stirling, which he delivered were in direct opposition to those of naval officers in general. He regarded this as another attempt to sacri fice a great interest—our " ships, colonies, and commerce" —to the untried theory of free trade, and he thought that the time selected by the government for introducing the measure was inappropriate with reference to the state of the continent. Lord J. HAY differed from Lord Ingestre. He had considered this question, and he firmly believed that it was calculated to produce that energy and enterprising spirit in this country which must increase its wealth, and naval superiority. tie was convinced that first-class British ships might be built and equipped cheaper in the Thames than in any other country. In answer to the sneers which had been cast upon the statements in the blue book, respecting the moral conduct and discipline of British masters, he took upon himself the responsibility, on his own personal experience, of maintaining every one of those statements. When in command, off the Douro, where there were 80 or 100 British ships, he was called upon almost every morning to decide quarrels between masters and their crews ; and, in nearly every instance, the master was in the wrong. Mr. HUD YARD strongly urged the enormous risk which the country, and the shipping interest in particular, ran in this experiment ; and thought the government were bound to show the paramount necessity of this measure, which put in jeopardy a capital of £40,000,000, and the very ex istence of a large class of men who got their livelihood by, and were only fit for, one occupation. It was idle to sup pose that Prussia would carry her menace into effect, for it would cost too severe a sacrifice; the number of her ships entering inwards from her ports in England was four times that of British tonnage from those ports ; and, as to Ame rica, her Executive Government might be controlled by her Legislature and reject our offer, and if the veto of our Government were then interposed, it would provoke an angry feeling more dangerous than the menace of Prussia. The hon. member pointed out, with much effect, results favourable to his argument derived from statistical facts ; and concluded a speech, which was attentively listened to, with an eloquent warning to the house of the consequences of this irrevocable step—vestigia nulla retrorsum,—that, if the experiment were entered upon, it would be utterly impossible to arrest the evil • and we should have the mor tification and the remorse of reflecting that it had been brought about through no imperious necessity, and with no reasonable hope of obtaining a corresponding benefit. No member rising to address the house, there were loud calls for a division, and after some discussion, whether the house would divide or agree to a majority by Sir J. Walsh for an adjournment of the debate, Lord J. RUSSELL proposed to resume the debate after that respecting the Spanish correspondence, which had been fixed for Monday ; but some members still calling for a division, on the question of adjournment, the house di vided upon that question, which was carried by 236 against 73. It was then arranged that the debate should be resumed on Monday. The Law of Entail (Scotland) Bill went through com mittee, and the other orders of the paper being disposed of, the house adjourned until Monday. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. -*-- AMERICA. The Royal Mail Steam-ship Britannia, Captain J. C. Lang, arrived here on Monday afternoon, with ad vices from New York to the 16th instant, Boston to the 17th, and llalifax to the 19th instant. She brought £3,600 specie and 43 passengers. The political advices are not important. General Scott embarked from Vera Cruz on the 30th April for New York and great preparations were making in the latter town to give him an enthusiastic reception. Upwards of three hundred buildings had been destroyed by the great fire at Detroit, and the loss is estimated at above two hundred thousand dollars. A fire broke out at Albany on the 15th instant, and da mare estimated at thirty thousand dollars was done. The United States (steamer) will in future be employed as a regular packet between Havre and New York, leaving the latter port on her first trip on the 10th. instant. Judge Moore, of New York, has set aside judgment in a case, on the ground that Aaron Bradley, as a man of colour, was incompetent to act as counsel. John Jacob Astor, the late great millionaire of this city, it is said, has kid aside in his will half a million of dol lars, for the establishment of a free library in New York. He has wisely limited the Cost of the bUilding to 60,000 dollars, so that his beneficence shall not, like Girard's (of Philadelphia) be thrown away on marble and mortar. The Indians in Yucatan still continue their depreda tions. They have destroyed the town of Valcalla by burning it to the giound. Five hundred of its defenders had retired into forts, while the women and children were taking care of themselves as best they could, and were flying in all directions without money or food. Even the inhabitants of Balize were threatened with an attack, and were preparing to meet it. On the 13th April there was an action between about 300 Indians of Ehi's division and the. Yucatecos. The latter were successful. The following is the latest account from Hayti, dated Aux Cayes, April 14 :-L" Our city and its environs are in arms. The people have determined to overthrow the pre sident and the present order of things, and to elect another chief. All stores are closed. Every citizen is enrolled in the military, ranks, and performs duty day and night. The ministers have resigned by desire of the populace, and the newly-elected ones are afraid to accept office. All is disordcr and confusion, and we have fears that the pre sent state of things may last for some time." Intelligence from' England by the Cambria steam-ship was received in New York on the 14th instant. It had rather a favourable influence on the markets. Prices for cotton had 'stiffened, and there was more inquiry for ship ment; for the better grades prices were very firm, while THE LIVERPOOL STiNTOARD. for the poorer there was less demand, and lower prices were accepted. Stocks were a little better. There was but a limited deniand for sterling exchanges. Bills on London are quoted at lO} to 11 per cent premium Continental bills were a complete ding. The markets for Flour opened' heavy .on the 15th, and at a decline. Common - State at 46.121, and pure Genessee 56.371. : • Corn meal ruled steady., with moderate sales. Wheat was dull, and nominal. Corn was more firm. Pork was dull and scarce, holders of which were firm. WEST INDIA MAIL. The Severn arrived at Southampton on Saturday from Jamaica. The revolution at Hayti arose from Soulouqui accusing Ardorem of treashn, and putting him in prison. His adherents then attempted to displace the President, but they were defeated. It was a war of colour, between the browns and blacks. Port-au-Prince quiet. It is re ported that the English Consul at Port-au-Prince refused protection to the defeated party ; but that the French Consul protected all who required it. The negroes at Martinique were assembling, anxiously expecting emanci pation. Large amour.ts of specie have been recovered from the wreck of the Tweed. Santa Anna has arrived at Jamaica. In the West India islands an average crop was expected, but Jamaica wanted rain. All the islands were healthy, except Barbadoes. In Jamaica the signs of an utter prostration of credit seem rapidly to accumulate, and such was the difficulty of obtaining money accommodation, that the rates paid averaged from 12 to 18 per cent per annum. The weather was unsettled at the latest date. No specific accounts of the progress of the crops are given by the Barbadoes jour nalists. The Dominica accounts state, that the attention of the Assembly was urgently directed by the inhabitants to the necessity of a speedy reduction in taxation, in order to give them an opportunity of maintaining themselves against the shock of the existing crisis. The St. Lucia papers, quoting late intelligence from Martinique, confirm the private advices mentioned a few days back, respecting the rising of the negroes. From Demerara information is furnished of the combined Assembly having, on the 26th of April, in reply to the opening address of the Governor, positively intimated their refusal to vote the estimates E,r the next year, until news shall have been received of the measures which may be re solved on by the home government, in connexion with the report of the recent committees of the House of Commons on the general state of the sugar colonies, •" it being, under existing circumstances, impossible for the Assembly to form a correct opinion as to the means they will have of defraying the expenses of Government." Meanwhile, in order not to place the Governor in any circumstances of sudden or vexatious embarrassments, it was proposed to renew the taxation law, whence the revenue is derived, and which expires on the 30th of June, to the 15th of August next. This was resisted by Governor Light, who demanded a renewal till the 30th of September. The Assembly re maining stubborn, he said he would take a day to consider. The Court was accordingly adjourned for 24 hours, when the Governor announced his ultimatum that he could not allow any tax to be voted for a less period than three months, which was in itself a great concession. The members, however, could not be induced to alter their resolution, and it being consequently impossible to proceed with business, an adjournment was ordered by the Governor sine die. By the accounts from British Guiana it would appear that labour on the estates is pretty nearly at a standstill, all the Creole labourers refusing to work at reduced wages. It is difficult to say which are in a worse position, the planters of Demerara or those of Trinidad. In Deme rara the labourers will not work at reduced wages, although they can afford to do so, having plentiful provision grounds. In Trinidad the people, not having provision grounds, cannot maintain themselves at any great reduction in the present rate of wages, and yet if they had provision grounds, in all probability, like the Demerara labourers, they would refuse to submit to any reduction so long as their provisions lasted. Sugar was selling in a few instances so low as $2,75 pe r 100 lb. for shipment to Nova Scotia and other North American markets—a price wholly ruinous to planters. Labour, however, was abundant and steady, and at a moderate rate of wages. In Antigua, among other efforts to meet the disastrous contest with slave-grown sugar, a movement had been made, and it would appear with some prospect of success, to get the existing chargesupon produce of 4s. per cwt. for freight reduced to 35., free of drogherage, while the latter is proposed to be reduced from 9s. 4d. per hhd. to 7s. SLAVERY AND THE WEST INDIES.—The state of Do minica and progress of public opinion there may be gleaned from the following observations, extracted from the Colonist of that island :—" What the West Indians ask is protection—protection from slave competition. 'lf you can,' say they, emancipate the slaves in Brazil and Cuba, then we shall compete with them without hesitation ; if you cannot then your course is plain—give us protection or maintain your new principles, and revive slavery. If the mother country will do neither one thing nor the other, we submit they ought to let us alone. France and the United States will pay a premium for us, and we shall say to England in a voice of thunder, Good bye to your commercial greatness.'" month are said to be MM. Senard, Morrast, and Domes. it is said that the executive commission intends to pro pose to the assembly the project of a loan of 400 millions. IMPEACHMENT OF LOUIS BLANC. The committee of the assembly appointed to inquire into the case of M. Louis Blanc decided, on Friday, by a majority of 15 to 3, for the impeachment. The assembly entered into the debate on Saturday, and after a discus sion the prosecution was negatived by a majority of 368 votes against 332. INCENDIARISM IN PARlS.—Baron Rothschild's model farm villa has been burned by incendiaries, in pursuance of the system, a detail of which will be found in Blanqui's papers, viz. to destroy the bourgeoisie, by extinguishing credit, through perpetual outrage and confusion. It is supposed by the communists that the frightening away of M. de Rothschild will be a great blow at the financial means of government. There is little other news from Paris. M. Louis Blanc's prosecution is looked upon with disfavour. The electric telegraphs of France are to be immediately opened for public use. In this case all important intelli gence can be transmitted from Paris to London in little more than two hours. THE FRENCH RAILWAYS.—The French railway pro prietors are strongly protesting against the absorption of their undertakings by the French republic. The measure has been rejected by the assembly. REPUBLICAN CIVIL LIST.—The sovereignty of France being now in the streets of the capital, the nation has to provide a suitable Civil List for its many-headed and many-mouthed king, in the shape of wages for the na tional workshops in Paris, which amount, it is stated, to be £lO,OOO sterling daily. For the edification of those who are in the habit of declaiming against Royal Civil Lists, let it be known that the French Republican Civil List is at this moment running at the rate of Three Millions, six hundred and Afty thousand pounds sterling per annu m ! TRADE IN FRANCE.—The following fact, stated by the correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, is very signifi cant as to the state of trade and monetary affairs :—" A few days ago, two Englishmen, who came to Paris to pick up bargains, went into one of the largest silk warehouses in the capital, and after looking over the stock of goods, which was a very excellent one, asked the proprietor how much he would take off the invoice price, if they would take the whole off his hands ? The warehouse proprietor. after consulting with his partner, spoke of five or ten per cent. ; but the Englishman stopped him at once. by say ing that they would give him forty per cent. on the in voice price, and not one farthing more. The warehouse man was indignant at first, but the end of it was that necessity forced him to accede to the offer made, and the Englishmen got the goods at s;xty per cent. below prime cost. Such examples, I suspect, are not singular." The same writer adds :—" A circumstance which shows the little confidence the moneyed interests have in the future prospects of the Republic is; that some of the few re maining great bankers of Paris, .who have contrived to save a portion of their fortunes, are winding up their affairs as fast as they can, and getting out of business." DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Schleswig-Holstein Journal gives, under the head of Rendsburgh, May 29 :—" This afternoon the news arrived here of a serious contest between the German and Danish troops at Sundewitt. Yesterday (Sunday) was appointed for relieving the advanced posts of the confe derate troops opposite Alsen. Of this the Danes received notice by means of their spies. Reinforced by troops which must have been brought from Funen to Alsen, they landed on the mainland, which circumstance the Germans did not deem of importance, as their attention was taken up by the arrival and departure of their own troops. Di rectly after the new picquets were posted, they found themselves attacked by a large number of Danish troops, supported by artillery, beneath the heights of Duppeler, whilst at the same time a number of vessels of war and gun-boats appeared to the west of Ekensund (near Alnoer and Treppe), as if a landing were also to be effected there. It was evident that the Danes by this would endeavour to divide the attention of the German forces. On the Dup. peler heights a very severe combat took place, by which great numbers were killed and wounded on both sides. No returns have yet been furnished of the numbers. The Danes fought with the greatest bravery. Their numbers in the field were stated to be 8,000 men, whilst the Ger mans had only 7,000. The battle lasted several hours, but at seven in the evening the German troops retreated by Gravenstein, and to the north towards Quars ; and the Danes advanced .to near Gravenstein." The private reports speak of the loss of the Germans as near 1,000, in killed, wounded, and prisoners, and six pieces of cannon. It is not known whether the Danes will retire again to Alsen, or await reinforcements on the mainland. The Victoria steamer, which left Petersburg on the 25th ult., arrived at Hull on the 2nd instant, and brought the following intelligence :—She was at Copenhagen on the 29th of May, at which place the Grand Duke Con stantine had just arrived, having departed from Stockholm in a Russian war steamer, in company with a double banked frigate, and several smaller ships of war, together with three Swedish frigates, and other vessels; the Rus sian fleet having gone round by Stockholm tojoin com pany. The united fleet was lying at Copenhagen when the Victoria sailed. At Petersburg all was quiet ; and business continued dull. One of the districts of Schleswig has elected Chevalier Bunsen for its representative at Frankfort. The Cheva lier has written, thanking them for the honour conferred on him, and stating that from the present state of the negociations on the Schleswig Holstein question, it will be impossible for him to repair immediately to Frankfort. FRANCE. Since our last, tranquility in France has not been in terrupted by any specific act, but apprehension prevails in Paris. The National Assembly have passed a law for the reform of the national ateliers, substituting task work, and sending the country workmen home to their own departments. It was declared by the Minister of Public Works that men refused five and six francs a day from private employers, that they might have two francs and idleness at the national ateliers. The report to the Cham ber denounced the ateliers as a national burden, and, in fact, a nuisance. The principal debate in the assembly on Wednesday was relative to the application, on the part of the At torney-General, for leave to impeach M. Louis Blanc for participation in the outrages of the 15th of May. The feeling in the chamber against him was evidently very strong. He made a speech, and defended himself spiritedly. He said—" Ido not desire to defend myself as an individual, but as a representative of the people, for, in fact, what is demanded of you, is to commence an era of persecution, to inaugurate the epoch of the republic by the reign of terror, which they reproach us with having desired to establish—we who commenced by abolishing the punishment of death. Behold to-day our recom pense. Not a drop of blood has been shed for three months ; not a single prosecution has been directed, but now hatred arouses itself, and acts with violence. What ! reproach me with having wished to violate this sacred assembly ; I, wbo have said to the people, ' Here is the temple of your sovereignty.' Let him who can say to the contrary rise, that I may tell him to his face he lies. I await with impatience the examination of my conduct. It will then be seen whether I did not confer the prior even ing with the authors of the manifestation, and use my endeavours to dissuade them,—and whether I did not tell them that such a manifestation would be highly dangerous, not only to the interests of established order but also t o the interests of liberty. Yes, the interests of liberty ; for I represented that the reactionists would make good use of the effect of that, manifestation. (Murmurs.) A re publican, I did not desire a manifestation fatal to the republi- (Hear.) If Iso speak, be assured it is not to avoid either imprisonment or death. Ido not fear either. (M. Louis Blanc, here became very animated.) .1 do not feat death (said he), and in thus speaking, I know what I say ; for I undertake to say that, before long, the p un i s h_ ment of death will be restored.", (Loud expressions of dissent) After a lengthened discussion, the question as to whether the impeachment should proceed was referred to a committee, the composition of which is understood to be unfavourable to M. Louis Blanc. The number of persons in custody for this affair amounts now to between two and three hundred. How to dispose of them will be one of the great difficulties of the government. A placard was seen' posted on the walls of Paris, on Wednesday, proposing the Prince de Joinville as a can didate for the department of the Seine. The decree of banishment against the family disqualifies him. ,The person (M. Viguie) who proposed the prince as a candi date is to be prosecnted. The elections for the Seine are fixed for to-morrow (Sunday, and the fateOf,M. Adolphe Thiers is then to be decided. The committee of the assembly on the constitution determined,-on Wednesday, in favour of a single president, by a majority , of 17 voices against 5. It will be remembered that it was determined that the presidentship of the assembly should be a monthly office. The period for M. Buchez will expire in a few days. The candidates for the presidentship for the next SPAIN. The insurrection in Seville has been put down. The insurgents who entered Portugal ha^e been disarmed. Colonel Bristow, an English officer, has been seized and imprisoned at Madrid on a charge, it is supposed, of being concerned in the late riots at Seville, but the Go vernment refuse to give any explanation of the extraor diarnary step. Considerable embarrassment is experienced in Madrid, in consequence of the scarcity of Money. Gold is sold at a premium of 13 per cent., and silver at from 10 to 11. A forced loan of 100,000,000 reals is spoken of. ITALY. Up to the 25th ult. perfect tranquillity prevailed at Rome. An attempt to overthrow the prnoisional government of Milan was made on the 28th of May, but was defeated by the national guard. The Austrians are reported to have made another un successful attack on Vicenza on the night of the 23rd. A body of 15,000 attacked and endeavoured to storm the heights in the neighbourhood of that city, but were vigo rously repulsed by the Italians under General Durando. The Piedmontese Gazette professes to know, on irre fragable testimony, that the Pope has addressed an auto graph letter to the Emperor of Austria, offering his mediation, on the absolute condition that Italy shall be evacuated by the Austrians, his holiness declaring that it is impossible that Austria can continue to rule in Italy after recent events. LOMBARDY.--PROBABLE SURRENDER OF PESCHIERA. —A bulletin from the head-quarters of Somma Campagna, of the 27th May, says :—" Our batteries having caused great damage to the besieged, and our trenches advancing rapidly, the King, to save the effusion of blood at Pes chiera, Las sent Major La Marmora with a flag of truce to demand the surrender of the place. The Commandant asked permissioh to confer with Radetsky. This was re fused ; but an armistice of some hours was agreed on, at the expiration of which a definite answer was to be given. The result is now expected. Peschiera wants provisions, and our trenches are so far advanced as soon to open the breaching batteries." Letters dated the 27th ult., from the head-quarters of the Piedmontese army, given a full account of the latest operations. Peschiera had not yet surrendered, but as the whole of the interior had been burnt down, and a truce allowed for 24 hours, the final surrender was momentarily expected. Pour thousand men, part of the army of Nugent, had arrived at San Michel°, within one mile of Verona. — No less than 30,000 votes had been given in the city of Milan alone in favour of annexation with Piedmont, while but 50 votes were registered against it. The lists were to close on the 29th, and no doubt prevails of the annexation being accepted in every part of Lombardy. UNION OP LOMBARDY TO PIEDMONT.—On the 28th the voting on the question as to the union of Lombardy and Piedmont closed. The union was carriedunanimously. A mixed Piedmontese and Lombard Government is to be formed, to reside at Milan. The combined fleet of the Sardinian, Venetian, and Neapolitan squadronF, blockad ing Trieste, had demanded the surrender of all the Aus trian ships of war in that port within a delay of twenty_ four hours, under threat of a bombardment. The Risorgimento of the 29th ult. states that the delay granted the Governor of Trieste for surrendering the Ships of war belonging to Venice having expired, and the latter having demanded a prolongation of four days, the com mander of the Italian combined fleet had ordered the firing against the town to commence. The Venice Ga zette, published at noon on the 24th ult., announces that, at 11 o'clock on the previous night, the Austrians having left their baggage in the direction of Verona, returned towards Vicenza with a large force. General Durando immediately adopted the necessary dispositions for the defence of the place, and half an hour afterwards every corps of this garrison was at its post. The two parties fought during the whole night, and the engagement still continued at nine o'clock on the 24th, when the courier started. The Austrian lines extended from San Agostino and San Felice to the gate of San Bartolomeo, and their main force was stationed on the road to Verona. They had carried the first barricade `on the side of Veronna, and occupied the barrack of San Felice. They had thrown shells into the town during the night, but with little effect, having only succeeded in burning three or four houses. The temporary gration of the railroad had been destroyed by their artillery. The result of the en gagement was not yet known. The Italians had captured two pieces of ammunition and taken 154 prisoners. The Auysburyh Gazette of the 29th ult. publishes a letter from Trieste of the 25th announcing that the com bined fleet had raised the blockade of that port, and sailed away. Count Nugent had arrived at Trieste. NAPLES.— INSURRECTION IN CALABRlA.—Calabria is in a state of insurrection. The Sicilians are about to re inforce the insurgents, and to furnish them with arms and ammunition. The first movement of the Calabrian in surgents was upon Reggio and Catanzaro, where they would receive the Sicilian reinforcements and supplies, and from thence it was expected they would march upon Naples. NAPLES—Tim LATE MASSACRE.—The number of slain is stated to be upwards of two thousand. The rage against the Swiss soldiers is intense. A decree disarming the citizens nas been published. INDIA.—The dates of the latest advices are—Calcutta, April the 19th ; Delhi, April 21st ; Bombay, May Ist ; Alexandria, May 22d ; and Malta, May 26th. From Bombay we learn that the new Governor of that Presi dency, Lord Falkland, had arrived, and that Mr. Clerk had resigned the Government into his Lordship's hands, and was to leave Bombay for Europe shortly after the de parture of the mail. Sir Henry Pottinger had arrived at Madras, and assumed the reins of government in that pre sidency. The campaigns in Goomsoor had ended in the complete submission of the hill chiefs; the friends of Chokra Pissye had forsaken him, and it was reported that he had given himself up to Colonel Ouseley. The warm season had set in all over India, and the heat was repre sented, in several places, as terrific. This rise in the tem perature, had not, however, been attended with any in crease of mortality.—At Bombay there was an improved market for imports, as far as extent of business was con cerned, although the desire of holders to take advantage of it before the termination of the season had caused a slight reduction in prices. At Calcutta the improvement reported by the last mail still continues. Owing to the check given to shipments by the accounts from this side, freights have further receded. There has also been a rapid fall in the rate of exchange, which may tend to cause some .additions to the large amount of specie at, present on its way to this country. The Indian steam-ship Benares, 400 tons burden cauklit'fire when about four miles from Rajmahal, on her return from Calcutta, and was totally destroyed, with her cargo, valued at' X 20,000. There were one hundred and fifty passengers and Freemen on board, and though twenty perished through jumping into the water from fear, the rest were saved 'by 'the' captain causing the vessel to be run aground in shallow water. ' Among those who per ished are named, Mri. Hartley. 'Captain Whistler, Miss Nash, Captain Sneyd, Mr. Grose, Mr. Iloulton (chief officer of. the Benares), Mr.;Shanahan, and some twenty others. A mechanic4 s institution, the first which has ever been established in India, - has just been opened at Bombay. JERUSALEM. - - EXTRAORDINARY SC ENE.—MUStapha Eeriff, the Pacha of Jerusalem, convened the Latin, Greek, and Armenian patriarchs; with their respective staff of clergy, in the . church of the Ifoly . Sepulchre, on the 15th of March, where he harrangued. them in the Turkish language, inculcating Peace; concork and harmony, in order to set a good - ex ample-to the people ; and .Concluded by saying that they ought , to do this for the love of Jesus Christ, before whose sepulchre they were Peace was made, and the Latin patriarch said tnthe Pacha—" I . congratulate myself, that your Excellency being at Jerusalem; , to.administer justice, you have made yourself the conciliator of peace between Christians—an • office of the greatest .honor ..and highest glory." PRUSSIA. On the Ist instant, a large number of mechanics assem bled in Berlin, and declared for the arming, and ex changed with the civic guard mutual promises of support. They also engaged to stand by tne citizens against any attack from the military. After coming to this decision, they filed off. The proclamation of a republic was loudly talked of in many groups. The utmost indignation has been excited at Berlin, and there is more danger now of an outbreak than at any time since the days of March. Groups of unemployed la bourers continue to gather, and a proceeding by govern. ment has set almost everything in a flame. Five barges loaded with arms have been sent from the arsenal (which is one of the few public buildings the citizens have allowed the tro'ps to take charge of,) down the river, and this circumstance having been discovered by the students, the populace became fearfully excited, and took possession of the barges, which they commenced unloading, and never was a more thoroughly revolutionary scene witnessed. The unloading continued for nearly three hours under a burning sun, the crowd increasing every moment as the event became known through the city, and the anger of the populace swelling with every case of arms dragged into their sight. The arms were again lodged in the arsenal, which will doubtless be placed under a guard of citizens again. _ - A few days since, about a hundred schoolboys of Berlin assembled tor the purpose of giving their schoolmaster a katzenmusik, or concert of marrowbones and cleavers, and created such alarm by their earsplitting noises, that the drums were beaten, and more than 15,000 civic guards, with loaded muskets and fixed bayonets, appeared to op pose the youthful rioters. On the 30th ult. quiet and confidence were gradually returning in Vienna. Business had resumed its proper course. The damage done to the streets has been repaired. The behaviour of the labourers during the excitement has been admitted to have been exemplary. 'IHE RIVER PLATE.—The Phoenix, Captain Rooney,. arrived here on Saturday with dates from Montevideo to the 24th of March. Letters brought by this vessel repre sent Montevideo as being in an alarming state. Mr. Gore arrived in Her Majesty's ship Inconstant on the 18th, and Baron Gros in the French steam ship Magellan on the 19th. Her Majesty's steamer Hydra, from Rio, had arrived at Montevideo. Dr. Varela, editor of the Comercio del Plata, was stabbed at his own door on the night of the 20th of March. THE POPE AND THE SULTAN.—The following presents have been remitted to the Nuncio of His Holiness, for presentation to Lim :—A magnificent saddle, enriched with diamonds ; eight Arab horses of great beauty ; three magnificent snuff-boxes, enriched with diamonds; four decorations, for distribution at his pleasure ; 600 piques of Damascus cloth. beautifully embroidered, and, of vari ous colours (the pique is a measure of 227 inches); a great number of Smyrna carpets ; 30 pieces of Angora shawling ; and a grand decoration for Pope Pius IX., and another for the Ambassador. ANOTHER INSURRECTION AT VIENNA.—On the 23d of May the ministry ordered the academic legion to dissolve, and immediately to lay down their arms. A revolt instantly took place—students and ouvriers immediately raised bar ricades. At ten o'clock a collision took place between the soldiers and the people. The soldiers were repulsed, and retreated upon the glacis, and occupied all the bastions. Hostilities have not been renewed. The people called for the maintenance of the academic legion, the removal of the soldiers, the return of the emperor within eight days, or the substitution of a prince in his place. On the 28th, order was entirely restored, and passages opened through the barricades, which, however, were not removed. STEAM NAVIGATION IN BRAZIL.—The navigation of the river Amazon by steam has been at length attempted, the first essay having been made by a small steamer, Failed the Guapiassu, drawing very little water. She pro ceeded from the city of Para to the river Negro on the 6th of November, and returned on the 27th of January last, having occupied 82 days on the voyage, of which she was 33 detained at the bar of the Rio Negros, and called at twelve different places, stopping several hours at each, going and coming . The experiment completely succeed ed. The great diihculty apprehended was easily overcome, that of procuring a sufficient supply of fuel. She could not stow away more than 70 tons of coals, which were only sufficient for seven days' consumption, whereas she was 19 days with the steam on, and consequently obliged to have recourse to wood. After trying several qualities, they found four different qualities thereof, w hi c h answered equally as well, if not better, than coals, obtaining a higher degree of pressure, and a greater number of revolutions from its use, at a much less expense ; that of coals for the whole voyage would have been 2,925 milreis, whereas the actual cost of the wood amounted only to 355 milreis, occasioning, moreover, much less labour from the ashes being more easily removed. The fireplace of the Guapi assu was constructed for wood, and the logs were cut to suit it. Peru is highly interested in the navigation by steam of the Amazon. A company is being formed at Rio for improving the navigation of the river Mucury, which communicates with Rio and the provinces of Minas and St. Paulo, the two most productive, fertile, and best pepulated in tl-e empire. —Morning Post. IRELAND. r Lord Cloncurry has sent £lOO Lwards the fund raising for Mrs. Mitchel. The final destination of Mr. Mitchel in now said to be Se-nauda. The bem:hers of Ireland have postponed the considera tion of the admission, of Dr. Gray and Mr. J. H. Dunne, both repea'ers, as members of th e Irish bar. The United Irishman is declared extinct, and Messrs. Devin, Reilly, and John Martin, have announced a suc cessor, to be called the Irish Felon, to appear as soon as possible. Mr. John O'Connell has advised that if the Irish Attor ner General dares to speak to any Roman catholic, the latter should spit in his face. He (Mr. O'Connell.) would know him no longer, and would feel degraded to Be seen in conversation with such a man. An Irish declaration agrinst the repeal agitation, which is now going its round, has already received the signa tures of upwards of seventy peers, including the names of the Duke of Leinster, the Marquises of Downshire, Londonderry, Waterford, Donegal, Drogheda ; Earls Roden Donoughmore, Glengall, &c., &c. The Sheriff of the city of Dublin is about to publish an explanatory statement, showing the groundlessness of representation made in regard to the panel. He will show that there were fifty-eight Roman Catholics on the panel, and not twenty-eight, as asserted at the trial of Mr. Mitchel. The Protestant Repeal Association held a meeting on Tuesday in the Music Hall, Abbey-street, which was crowded in all parts. Eight hundred new members were admitted. The speeches and Resolutions were strong, on condemning the prosecution of Mr. Mitchel. The meeting separated•in the most peaceable manner. Mr. Mitchel, since his arrival at the convict depot on Spike Island, has laboured under the deepest mental de pression. He does not regret the line of conduct he so deliberately adopted, or its consequences to himself perso nally, but that his extreme dejection solely arises from the irretrievable ruin of his domestic happiness. MR. Mrreuxes POPULARITY.—HaIf-a-crown has been refused for a copy of the last number of Mr. Mitchel's paper. An admirable likeness of this gentleman, from a daguerreotype taken by Gluckman, has had a prodigious sale since Saturday week. One printseller sold upwards of 1,000 copies, and the demand is still exceedingly brisk. RETRIBUTION.—A singular instance of retribution over taking the guilty is related in the Kilkenny Moderator. A man named Long wa3 arrested, last week, near Avoca, county Wicklow, for a murder committed 27 years ago on a female whom he had seduced. The body was discovered in a sewer by the sagacity of a dog, and the accused, who absconded after the murder, was not heard of until the day of his arrest. TIIE REPEAL RENT.—The last week's collection for this fund, as announced at the meeting in Conciliation hall on Monday last, amounted to the enormous sum of TWELVE POUNDS ! The O'Connells are said to get the lion's share of the subscription; if, therefore, the lion is allowed to have his proportion this week, we would pot give much for that which would fall to the lot of the jackals. At a meeting (private of course) held on Monday of the- council of the Confederation, a motion, by Father Kenyon, was put and carried, to the effect that the com mittee of the Confederation, hitherto composed of 150 members, be reduced to 21, to be chosen by ballot. An l i address, bearing the signature of William Smith O'Brien, and advocating a direct. resort to arms, was submitted to the new directory, and unanimously approved of. This document is to be laid, forfinal adoption, before the open meeting of the Confederates. The assassinlike intimidation which preceded Mr. Mit chel's trial has been appropriately followed up. Mr. Whitty, the foreman of the jury, has received no less than five threatening letters of the most atrocious kind. One of them was addressed to Mrs. Whitty, and menaced her and her children, as well as Mr. Whitty, with Certain death. We are informed, upon excellent authority, that other 4 of the jury have certainly received similar commu nications, and it is stated that no one of the twelve have escaped similar murderous notices. THREATENED OUTBREAK..—It is-boldly stated—and it seems with perfect truth—that on Saturday week there were thousands of misguided men ready to deluge with blood the streets of the Irish metropolis in a reckless and hopeless attempt, from which they were only dissuaded by the assurance that the time wss not ripe for open and ge neral insurrection. This, to say the least, is the infer rence to be drawn , from the meaning of Mr. Smith O'Brien;'whoSe name as sponsor to the late insurrection ary appeal is a sufficient guarantee that its statements are founded upon facts. Is if prudent of Romanist writers to be complaining so angrily of the composition of Mitchel's jury ? What if they were Protestants ? Was not the prisoner a Protes tant ? Oh, but he was a Repealer ! And have not the complaining Journalists been averring for the 'ast three months that " the Protestants of Ireland" were Repeaters too ? Have they not been averring it especially of the Protestants of Dublin ? and if they did not know in their hearts that the averment was false, why do they make the Protestantism of the Jury a pretext of complaint and discontent ? An Irish paper has published a letter from the Earl of Shrewsbuzy to Dr. Winter, avowing himself a convert to repeal, as a preferable alternative to civil war, and calling on the clergy to unite , in obtaining it. He thinks the display of an organised body would compel the Govern ment to resign, and Peel - would then 'come in, and proba bly settle the church question, and so 'avoid the necessity of repeal. It seems, however, from a subsequent letter of the Earl, that the first was never intended for publication, and that as it was—"-Written in the utmost privacy and confidence, immediately- after the-successfult pdpular re volts at Milan, Berlin, and Vienna, and at a period of ex traordinary excitement and alarm at home, roach ofit can only be regarded as the floating idea of the moment, thrown out merely with a view of provoking an opinion from those to whom it was thus privately and confiden addressed." June 6, 1.848, DEPARTURE or MR. MITCHEL FOR, BilltutrnA. -- The Cork Reporter, of Thursday, contains the following : —" John Mitchel stands no more on Irish soil. lie was removed at four o'clock this morning to -the Seoul steamer' which arrived in th e h ar b oar yester d a y, an d sailed for Bermuda this morning. If twelve months Pa ss over ere he stands again, a free man, on his native shore, Ireland deserves all the obloquy and disgrace that can b e inflicted on her. Bermuda is one of the strongest for tresses in the Queen's dominions, another St. Helena.' THE "UNITY" OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURC . ...,, °' —lt is pretty well k nown th at a war has b een for some time raging between th e R oman C at h o li c B i shop of Kim' loe and the renowned Father Kenyon, the latter of W. was suspended by his superior, for the utterance of a sew; tious speech some week back. The priest of Templedem refusing to swallow his words, o r , lik e F a th er Bertnin.,,lP ham, clothe hims e lf i n sac k c l ot h and ashes, has sin', taken his proper position as the spiritual leader of Dublin revolutionists ; and scarcely had he entered uPt: his new vocation wham an address, purporting to emana t e „ from his forme r p ar i s hi oners, was presented to Bish op Kennedy, reprobating the attacks that had been fl' . upon him by certain parties for the course he had adopt with reference to the brace of warlike priests whose anti had brought such scandal on the diocese of Kilian °. This was rather too strong a dose for the stomachs oftl men who nailed th e c h ape l d oors aga i nst the entrance° the priest appointed to do Mr. Kenyon's duty, and aci cordingly a counter-declaration , signed by some 1 2 °,." '° the Kenyonites, h as been forwarded to the Bishop, i° 1,1" course of which th ese un d ut if u l c hild ren of mother chu g have protested against the Bishop's proceedings. AFFAIR OF HONOU R .—O n Th urs d ay , an informa,,nouv was sworn by Mr. David Haynes, of Thomand-square' before John Bagnell, Esq., that he had- reascn to be lieve that a hostile meeting was about to take place be" tween Mr. William Buckley, of Sullivan's-quay, and Mr' Abraham Haynes, of Ballygaggin. A warrant was °°- cordingly issued, an d s h or tl y a f ter M r. Buckley was _. rested and eld to bail ; yesterday Mr. Haynes gave skin' lar bail, h i mself in £4O and two sureties in £2O each. The dispute, it appears, arose on account of Mr. Hay n es shooting one of a flock of swans which flew from the pre,: perty of Sir Au gus t us W arren to S unday ' s Well. that occasion, M r . B uc kl ey went on Mr. Haynes groull and told him th a t no spor t sman would be guilty of suc h an act. Mr. Haynes retorted by ordering Me. liuckley to leave his ground or —. The parties did not meet again until Tuesday at the Monkstown races, when Mr. Buckley rode up to Mr. Haynes, who was- also mounted ► and after a hasty interchange of epithets, the whip o f either gentlemen was brought into active service. TO combatants being separated, Mr. Buckley retired to the stand-house tavern, and wrote a hostile message, which was duly delivered to hi s an t agon i st, b ut up to the t i me 0( the swearing of the informations the-gentlemen failed in procuring friends who would risk the consequences of at' tending them to the sod.—Cork paper. POLITICAL MISCELLANY. Sir Patrick Bellew has been appointed an Irish pm t' with the title of Lood Bellew. Sir W. Jones has been - unseated for Cheltenham, fo r reasons stated in our Parliamentary summary. LEICESTER.-Sir J. Walmsley and Mr. Gardner hav d been unseated fo r b r ib er y, comm i tte d b y their ag ents without their sanction. Mr. Russell, the ex-member for Reading, and chairma n of the Great Western, is announced as a Conservative call' didate for Cheltenham. On Tuesday the Earl of Lucan carried the appointme nt of a select committee on th e I r i s h P oor L aw, aga i ns t ra''' nisters, by a majority of 33 to 27. It is said that the chartists are organising extensive) ) ; throughout England and Scotland, for the purpose of holdola great meetings simultaneously throughout the country 011 Monday next (Whit Monday.) MR. FEARGUS O'C ONNOR ' S L AND SCHEME .--,11'43 committee met on F r id a y l as t, an d se l ected Sir Gewa" Hayter as chairman. They meet again to-day at twen when Mr. Feargus O'C onnor an d two of the officers ° the company will be examined. Mr. Grantley Berkeley has returned an answer to the usual ministerial circular sent him, that the ministry not to consider him one of their supporters in the usa7; sense of the term. By this step Mr. Berkeley gives u p his right to patronage and nominations. Lord John Russell has given notice for leave to bring in a bill to alter the oath taken by members of Pa rlia i ment, the object of the m e a sure being tantamoun t to thl s for which the Jew Bill w a s b roug ht f orwar d. Will ici lordship be permitted to obtain his object by aside-win We should think not. Boys- THE PUBLIC REVENUE.—In the majority for Pv;,i o to ring's motion for a full specification of the taxes Pa" . - li. the Exchequer, there were A. Henry, J. Brotherfl o rp, Cobden, H. Drummond, G. Hudson, Colonel S ib _ t t i f ely and T. composed en of government members, and yet they were defeated' vial/ The London correspondent of the Dublin Evening tives states that a very numerous meeting of the Conservn .. was held on Saturday, at Lord Stanley's house, to co se os t i o _ der the subject of the Navigation-laws, and the e c e oM r lig by be taken, when, after a statement made to the " Lord Stanley, it was unanimously resolved that admit of, position which the forms of the house would should be resorted to, in order to defeat the measures pro posed by the Government. comet has Tile SUGAR DUTIES.—The parliamentary co 11 every op has decided. by a majority of 7 to s,in favour of Sir Th? s ' Birch's resolution, recommending that the duties on I ° - reign sugars shall for the next six years be 20s. per cwr'' and on British 10s. per cwt., th e d u t y on f ore i gn to be gradually reduced after that period until they are both on the same footing. The majority consisted of Sir Thoraaa Birch, Sir E. Buxton, Messrs. Matheson, Hope, Miles , Lord George Manners, and Sir J. Paking,ton ; the mino rity being Messrs. Labouchere, Wilson, Milner Gibson, Moffatt, and C. Villiers. Me s s rs . Goulburn and Car d. well did not vote. and Lord G. Bentinck was in the chair. FEMALE CHARTIST . MEETING.—A meeting of w omer i , Chartists was convened by a bellman, in the Pasturew,eL Leicester, on Thursday week. About 4,000 present, about half of whom were women. After sig . .... a Chartist hymn, Mrs. Cully, daughter of the late the Smart, one of the earliest Chartist leaders, occupied ''_ ie chair. Two resolutions, one for the formation of a fern"' . Chartist Association, with a " Defence Fund," for Pro v _ secuting those special constables who were said to ha e , been guilty of brutal and unwarrantable attacks on inn . % cent persons last week ; the other to the effect that r a dealings should be had with persons who acted as sPe c ;, - a constables, were moved and seconded by women, a`" Persons jug. carried unanimously. OFFICIAL SALARIES. —CHEAP (?) POSTAGE.--Froill : return recently obtai ne d, i t appears that the ac tual n e t increase of the numbe r o f appointments, l and the an'e ui : of salaries in all public offices and depart men ts, since ' e ; 5 - passing of the Act 4th and sth William IV., c , 24, 6,863 as regards the number of persons, £184,368 to re ' gards the salaries, and £17,586 as re gar d s th e 0°2 m ; 1 5; ments ; 7,060 persons at salaries amounting to £260, 1 n, have been added to the establishment of the Post.ofeaf: within the period of this account, for the purpose of , he fording increased facilities and accommodation to , c. public in the receipt and delivery of letters, &c. Theme'. count, exclusive of the Post-office, would exhibit a dil l nution of 197 persons, and about £58,000 per annum salaries and emoluments. r o NORTH CHESHIRE ELECTION.-The nominationsl... knight of the shire for North Cheshire, to serve in P n ' i . -- ( 1 went in the room of the Hon. E. J. Stanley, now l'," Eddisbury, took place on Wednesday at Knutsford. j r. ."'" o . e T. W. Tatton, of Withenshard, proposed Mr. Ge °r °„. Cornwall Legh ; Mr. W. Sidebottom, of Mottram, s i ,.. conded the nomination. Mr. John Cheetham, of St,a, o l o bridge, nominated Mr. F. D. P. Astley ; the nominal' o f was seconded by Mr. Hindley, M.P. On a shay t he hands being taken, Mr. Astley was declared to have, m i l , majority, and a poll was d eman d e d o n b e h a lf o f Mr. 1 -'elbpif Mr. Legh, in nis address to his ele c to r s, declares Mi ng a decided opponent to vote by ballot; but promise e ,- give his attention to any reasonable proposition as °gee tension of the suffrage. Mr. Astley f av ours progres tim reform, but declares himself strongly averse to any like revolutionary movements. i g 1... - ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN IN FAVOUR OF RE es, The address of congratulation on the birth of a Pri nc, _r presented by the Lord Mayor of Dublin and several ottiPsy, members of the Corporation, to the Queen, on Tln i ili o st contained, among others, the following passage : o nce ~ Gracious Majesty, we humbly and with all due def er o f venture to suggest that the main cause of the 11 1 1 0 Y r r UV Ireland is that her laws are not made by an Irish iegiS.' went ' • that, instead of a sister nation, she has bee n ;, and lated for as a mere province ; and that the cerr a r i e the effectual course to restore her prosperity, to pre a Z, peoPle integrity of the empire, and to attach most of the power of Ireland, is by the restoration to Ireland of va - n ' o eces , to make her own laws and to manage her own r,escegisla by the repeal, as speedy as possible, of the act 0 ' , s I r ish tive union, and the assembling of your Majesty i v , de - Parliament." The follo w i ng i s h er Majesty:s re4. l , fel livered in a distinct and emph a ti c tone : ' I " Ace° deep sympathy for the suffering of many of my s b o the in Ireland. I have given my cordial sanction,i'..stioa various Acts passed by the Legislature for the n' i s 7 l tets' e of that suffering, and I trust that by means of tho , o , ressa' aided by private charity and local effort°, the P T arn fully severe distress has been intterialy relieved. 1 , _ i n ter', persuaded that measures calculated to advance taurnitea ests and promote the welfare of that portion of in): _t l pat' Kingdom will continue to receive from the Imper.ia! . liament the most careful and attentive consideration__ it is . " SANITARY 'CONDITION " OF THE 'CABINEIT:i.__,OO our painful duty this week to publish the fi rst !_ t i o tins , knows but it may be the last !—of a series of T o ot, respecting the health of her Majesty's gov e __ o l: ° r , which; grieve - to say, has, within the last_2l_ f i csv .fortnight, become alarmingly precarious. 'l l r we eicr :serious symptoms of disorder appeared on ThurslalTiou3 when its constitution received a smart shock in 1 ' "e ttrac t° , of Lords. Its manifest sickness had, however, a oa a I fee tO 1 previous notice, and a celebrated quack doctor wh o, 00 former occasion, refused to prescribe till the,bt forthcoming, was actually sent for to the Isle of v'ag e nt's I give his opinion as to the general state severe ft health. To add to the misfortune, a very from a vicious Spanish mule, put into harpe „lac!' months ago, caused one of the patient's limbs — a grill,:e o cli of the P u ici; would have it the Most active—to fall into a state s '_',: co of, - deep mortification that amputation seemed fora . ra PL o of twenty-four hours inevitable. By the' administ, f l o ' r " t he copious palliatives, however, this calamity has ~,o oo n_. , t present, been averted. The following shot:,_tp,: however, will indicate the. progress of them ired'oc 'slight . $) ..,,.., , a -: Tuesday : Great prostration. Severe griPing s Iredne r : day: of a pill administered by Dr. Bovvring. ca „ . d in; Still very weak. A Jesuit confessor ir ot be f .becomes weak in consequence. Thursday i : ,, ''' ..„,,, . rto.-- : 0 " 3 ' t OO "relapse, , a n t i t i e ti n g d r e e d nt w p i ee th vi l s l b ig i l i t es f s el 0 -e f r t - ; emper. i hec°l - has of strength. As we go to press, the patient has .60. 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