The Press.
London, England, 1857-05-30 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1857.

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(By Submarine Telegraph )
BERNE, Friday.
The Federal Assembly are convoked for the 9th of
June next.
The tunnel of Havenstein has crumbled, suffoca-
ting fifty workmen.

Closing price of French Funds.—Three per Cents.
for account, 69fr. 25c.

THE FRENCH CAMPAIGN IN ALGERIA.
(By Electric Telegraph.)
PARIS, Friday.
Despatches have reached Paris from Algiers to
the 20th. The French expeditionary corps had
attacked Beni•Ratten on the morning of the 23rd
from three different directions. They captured the
positions after a two hours' fight. The advanced guard
have penetrated into the centre of Kabylia.

Intelligence has also reached Paris of the arrival
on Thursday at Cherbourg of the Admiralty yacht,
the Osborne, from England, and that the Grand
Duke Constantine was bout ly expezted in that port.

The adjourned inquest on the Tottenham-court-
road accident was resumed yesterday at Lawson's
Rooms, Gower•street. The evidence was a continua-
tion of that given on the last occasion, and confined
principally to opinions and explanations of a scientific
character as to the cause of the falling of the wall
between 140 and 147, Tottenham-court-road.

LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. HATTER a new writ was
ordered to issue for Leeds, in the room of Mr.
Robert Hall, deceased.

THE HOLIDAYS.
On the motion of Lord PALMERSTON it was resolved
that the house on rising should adjourn to Thurs-
day next, over the Whitsuntide holidays.
PASSING TOLLS.
Mr. HUDSON having inquired whether the Govern-
ment intended to bring in any bill on the subject of
Passing Tolls,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the
question was under consideration by the Board of
Trade, but in the existing state of public business he
did not think it likely that any bill will be introduced
in the present session.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
Mr. DISRAELI inquired of the Government touch-
ing the reason tor the non-ratification of the treaty
between this country and the United States respect-
ing Honduras, and as to the present state of the
negotiations on that question.
Lord PALMERSTON said two treaties had been
entered into—one with Honduras respecting the
Bay Islands, the other with the United States—by
which the United States and Great Britain bound
themselves to recognise those islands and other
territory as part of Honduras. He had heard that
difficulties had arisen to the ratification of the
treat•, but the Government had received no official
communication whatever on the subject. There
was only one alteration in the treaty relating to the
Bay Islands proposed by the United States, which
the British Government would not agree to, because
it would give to Honduras the Bay Islands without
the conditions which the British Government felt it
necessary to impose. Another proposal had been
sent out, and the result was as yet unknown.
ANNUITY TO THE PRINCESS ROYAL.
The house having gone into committee on this
bill,

Mr. BOWYER moved as an amendment to the first
(and only) clause, the addition of the following
words :
Provided, however, that in the event of her Royal High-
ness becoming Queen Consort of Prussia, the said annuity