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LONDON, SATURDAY. JULY 28, 1836.

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THE INSURRECTION IN SPAIN.
A despatch from Paris, Friday, July 25th, nine a.m.,
states :
Advices from Bayonne of the 24th inst. state that
accor ling to a letter from Saragossa, dated the 20th inst.,
General Falcon had held a review of 16,000 men.
A battalion of Royalists, which had left Tudela, revolted
on arriving near the town, and joined the insurgents. The
Customhouse officials did the same.
fifteen thousand militiamen or peasants, coming from
Quince►, were advancing to join the Arragonese.
The frontier of Navarre is tranquil.

Intelligence from Barcelona states :
On the 23rd. at eight a.m., the troops were masters of
eery point at Barcelona, b•it still remained under arms.
The struggle was very sanguinary.
Preparations were being made for executing the persons
who were taken with arms in their hands.
General Ruiz commands the garrison at Gerona, which
has risen.

The Gazette de Savoie confirms the statement of
the Opinione, that Marshal Canrobert is expected to
visit Turin. On Sunday last, at Aix, the band of the
Novara light horse gave the Marshal a serenade ;
and on Saturday, the day of his arrival, two-thirds
of the garrison of Chambery came to pay him a
military visit.
A letter from Berlin of the 21st, in the Digai•
says :
IC de Titeff, lately Minister of Russia, at Stutgard, has
Bjust passed through this city. Lie is proceet!ing to Baden.
aden to take leave of the King of Wurtemburg, who hap-
pens to be there at present. M. de Titoffs successor is
General de Benkerdoff.
UThe Journal de Constantinople of the 14th inst.
says
The Russian flag floats on Sebastopol since the Bth
inst. Kamiesch is deserted. General Sir W. Codrington
embarked on the Bth in the Algiers, commanded by his
brother, with the intention of visiting Odessa, Kinburn,
and other points on the coast of the Black Sea. The
evacuation of Balaklava is complete. The Russians will
take possession of it immediately after the embarkation of
the 34th and 56th Regiments of the line.

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Count Walewski was at Baden-Baden on Tuesday
(on his return from Hombourg), and had an inter-
view there with Count de Morny.

General Beatson's affair has terminated. The
morning after the debate (22nd) the gallant general
received the following letter from the War-office :
War Department, July 23, 1858.
Sir,—l am directed by Lord Panmure to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 4th instant, relative to
allegations which have been made regarding your conduct
in giving over the command of the Osmanli Irregular
Cavalry at the Dardanelles, and to acquaint you, that after
a careful consideration of all the circumstances brought
under his notice, including the evidence contained in the
annexed papers, his lordship does not feel called upon to
adopt further proceedings in the matter. For although
the preliminary inquiry affords some grounds for ques-
tioning your readiness to hand over the force to Lieut.-
G•neral Vivian, on your resignation of the command, his
for lship finds no evidence in proof of an intention on your
peat° disobey lawful orders, and he, therefore, ftAtly
°aerates you from any inch charge. :•
I am sir, your ob . oo%t 51?edgisairvail2.
(6 ) • KAM

THE PRESS.

HOUSE OF LORDS-F/UDW.

Lord WENSLETDALZ took the oaths and his seat,
being introduced by the Duke of Argyll and Lord
Lyndhurst.

HAMPSTEAD HEATH.
The Commons' amendments to the Leases and
Sales of Settled Estates Bill having been brought up
for consideration,

Lord RF.DESDALE moved that the amendment de-
signed to prevent the inclosure of Hampstead-heath
should be disallowed.
On a division, there appeared—Contents 17, Non-
Contents 17.
The effect is, to reject the amendment introduced
in the House of Commons.
Various bills having been advanced through a
siege of progress, their lordships, at a quarter past
seven o'clock, adjourned to twelve this day (Satur-
day).

HOUSE OF colinoxs.,--ywAy.
NEW
New writs were ordered to issue for Lne county of
Kerry, in the room of t Ord tfristleroiab, *ho had
been appointed Comptroller of her Majestts HONS.-
hold ; and for the borough of Nottingham,, wbohe late
representative, Mr. Strutt, had accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds.
,41.1 .11 clutitithe• ftwioneer Lytle (10111 •
Replyityrtle Mr: Levant,' -'s' h !" s' 1""f
ord PALMERSTON stated that no further proceed,
ings were to be instituted on the cuttie,c,t of the Cri-
mean inquiry.
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SEES OF LONDON AND Mt
The Bishops of London and DUrti
11111 was read a third time and passed.''

THE COStUCT nir TifeHESSrON.
Mr. DisRAELI, in moving for a return of all bills
that had been withdrawn daring the course of the
present SeAsion, called attention to the mode in
which her Maiestys Ministers had 'conducted public
business in Parliament since the house met in February
last. Hediscl aimed ail party motives and objects, wish •
ing merely to elicit opinions or throw out suggestions
which might prove useful hereafter. Referring to the
experience of former y ars, he remarked that some
previons sessions had proved long and resultless in a
legislative point of view. Various excuses ' Vett
offered for this abortive conclusion, which was at-
tributed to the form of debate, the prolixity of
speeches, and the multitude of speakers in that
house. He did not then concur in that opinion, nor
did he concur now, when at the close of another
session an equally negative issue became apparent.
Mr. Disraeli then examined the nature of the func-
tions which a Prime Minister was called upon to
perform in Parliament, and described the conditions
under which he would be exonerated from the duty
of framing and passing intportant measures. These,
he said, were three : —either if no new bills were
wanted ; if the country were engaged in war.; or, if, ii
during peace, delicnta negotiations were proceeding
for the purpose of; avoiding hostilities with other
countries, and with the necessary effect of absorbing
the attention, of the Mibistry. Neither of these
three conditions, be remarked, now existed, and the
Government themselves had abandoned . telly
such pleas for inaction by introducing a iireate•
number of new bills and ventilating masa=
portant and novel questions titan
.in any sates„
for many years past. The .4104;•hon. member.
then catalogued the long seriee,,of bills which had
beeu brought in, discussed, and. finally abandoned,
within the past six months, and traced the efforts
that were made towards accomplishing the fourfold.
object, namely—the assimilation of the mercantile
law of England and Scotland ; the new law of
partnership ; the abolition of passing tolls ; and law
reform—which were indicated in the Royal Speech at
the assembling of Parliament. On many of these
subjects be gave the Government credit for possess-
ing much energy, attributing their ultimate and con.
stant failures to their ill-luck, and remarked that with
regard to several bills they had been forced to submit
to a double, or even triple, ordeal of abandonment.
Pursuing his catalogue, Mr. Disraeli adverted in
succession to a variety of other bills that were intro-
duced and abandoned, or questions mooted without
practical result. To balance this long list of failures,
the Government hat only two successes to show—
the Bishops' Retirement Bill, which, he observed,
being a special, and not 4 general measure, opened
a serious question, but left it unsettled; and the
Police 8111. For the cause of this disappointing result
he assigned the fact that the present Ministry
could not command a parliamentary majority. The
consequences were injurious in many respects. The.
Government became accustomed to defeat, and,
never feeling sure of carrying their bills, ceased to
take the trouble, of shaping them properly. They
had also
,abused,,,their privilege, and coerted. ppm-
larity by, teueblitg ppon ailarge number pg•reeSiitn,
portael, fotesticinsitwitho ~isitVet the, ;power, feet fthe 1
intention t 9 do* with .141 • effectrutaiPielit 850164 I
Ts
that the Refoian Act had :
eitroyed thi naterls al 5 of

SATtIDDAY;

distinctive parties or compact majorities, and repu-
diated the allegation that party ties had been severed
or party principles become obliterated. In the
country and in the house he found broad lines of
demarcation, separating society into two great and
well defined classes, whose several opinions on all the
chief topics of home and foreign policy he proceeded
to describe, sketching on all points the principles
entertained and course advocated by the great Con-
servative party. On the opposite side he saw no such
unity of opinion as entitled them to then aRe. cocaparty, party, observing that even the Prime Ms , tee
disclaimed many of the principles oral ly itlen.;'ll
tified with Liberalism. How' he asked, could the.,
Liberal party exist under such circumstances ?
the Conservatives he would say, do not lose, heart; •
the present system continues, the Liberal party,will ;
thrown back at least fifty years, for nothing squid long ;
sustain the deleterious influences t, which ihey were:
now °mewl as regards the continued pesacssion of
power,,,
.7;
I i
Lord row attributed Mr. Disraeli's apeickij
chieflycl a desire to sow dissension, among that
members aE *he Liberal party.. That attempt, he;)
believed, *curd prove utterly nugatory. Respecting, t
the failure in passing legislative measures, be denied,a
both that the result was discreditable to the house,
or had caused disappointment among the publie.,l
The cause arose from the perfect freedom of dise,',
cussion, and the extreene tinxiety of Parliament to
render the bills which they passed as perfect as pos-
sible. In many respects the consequences were
beneficial, and it was at all times preferable that
important questions should be postponed for another
year, rather than legislated upon without due deli-
beration. Claiming for the house generally the
credit of having diligently and faithfully fulfilled its
legislative duties, and on behalf of the Government
declared that they had in no way neglected the very
limited opportunities afforded them by the forms of
Parliament for advancing the measures which they
had sintroduced. On this point the noble lord
remarked, that during the session there had been &Ly-
nne of what were called " Government nights," out
of which twenty were oectipied with supplies ; some
others were taken up with motions iovolving votes of
censure; so that only twenty-two were really left open
for the discussion of, Ministerial bills. Observing
that upon all occasions Trhen their policy had been
called into question the. Government were supported
by large majorities, Lord Palmerston referred to the
important duties arising oat of the war, and the nego-
tiations which closed and succeeded it ; and submitted
that, notwithstanding the ill-success that hen attended
many of their propositions, her Majesty's Ministers
had not forfeited the confidence of the heuee or the
eountry. ,
Mr. M. GisSox blamed the Government for evinc-
ing too much readiness to surrender their bills before
a slight show of opposition. He thought the house
also blameable for their disregard of economy.
'Aher a few words from Mr. Napier, Mr. Mowbray,
Itik.'ilkinson, Mr. Hadfield, and Mr. Baines, the
isitattlii was agreed to.
The house adjourned at nine o'clock to noon
to.day.l7)ll/ 1),
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SOCIAL AMENITIES nt THE UNITES) 9TIIEs., Melt
B. Pleasants, a brother of the lite, John Hampden!
IPleasents, and Avineri); editor of the Penny Post, or
this city, went this Mettring into the Executive Chars-4
4* a the Capitol of Virginia, where Governor Wise
was engaged writing, and, taking a seat by invitation
of the Governor, said, after a brief period, "I thought
Gizzard foot' was here.'..; governor Wise smilingly
replied, "I am the insole tPlesmatits, rising from his
seat and approaching the table at which the Gover-
ner sat, said, "By -! I did not know you ; and
so you are 'Ebo Shin and Gizzard-foot? " " I am,"
remarked Governor Wise with a smile; "and you are
Hugh Pleastmts." Pleasants thereupon commenced
abusing the Governor without any provocation what-
ever, when the Governor ordered him to leave the
room, hut he refused to do so. The Governor then
rose from his seat, approached Pheasants, and taking
hold of him endeavoured to push him out. Pleasants
resisted, squared off, and placed himself in an atti-
tude to strike, when the Governor struck bin'
.with
his fist under the left eyo and out him severely., He
then 'seized him by the arm, tinned him ro.and
kicked him out. At this time the messenger the
Executive came up and had him removed by order
of the Governor. It is said that PleaSents. was
intoxicated. The Knownothinge of theft city are
very indignant shunt the 0644.0,-New Yak, 1411111144
of Commerce. ~)1,;..(1040 ~d

417 76 [...):1
JOHN Hoonen,,Agregernin Tyler-stave% Repul.
street, was fitted 501.,.;seTWisdnesdayby Afr. Henry at
Bow street, for segos Adatlidrated pepper. The
analytical chemistartAtlthe Excise, Commissioners
tested a sample ef:popper bought from Hud4art's
shop, wad found itpt* contain forty pea cent, cff riee,
ten per cent. of hard wood, and omAy Afty rig Pelii;
of genuine pepper.

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JULY 26, 1856.

Volitttal.

PARLIAMENT will be prorogued upon Tuesday next.
Her Majesty's Speech will be decided on at a Privy
Council to be held at Osborne on Monday.
THE CABINET COUNCIL held at the Foreign-office
on Saturday last sat two hours and a quarter. All
the Ministers were present.
AT THE MINISTERIAL FISH DINNER, at Greenwich,
on Saturday last, the following noblemen and gentle-
men were present :—Viscount Palmerston, the Lord
Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of
Breadalbane, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord Shel-
burne, the Earl of Mulgra►e, Viscount Monck, Lord
Ernest Bruce, Viscount Duncan, Lord Panmure,
Lord Alfred Paget, the Right Hon. the Chancellor of
t ,e Exchequer, the Right Hon. Vernon Smith, the
P, ght Hon. M. T. Baines, the Right Hon. H
L ibouchere, the Right Hon. W. G. Hayter, the Right
H Jr). Sir B. Hall, Bart., the Right Hon. W. Cowper,
the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, the Right Hon. the
Lord Advocate, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-
General, the Right Hon. the Attorney-General for
Ireland, Mr. W. N. Massey, Mr. J. Ball, Mr. H. D.
Seymour, and Mr. R. W. Grey.
THE RIGHT HON. EDWARD STRUTT is to be raised
to the peerage under the title of Baron Kingston.—
Globe.
VISCOUNT CASTLEROSSE has been appointed Comp-
troller of the Household in the room of Lord Drum-
lenrig, resigned.
A DEPUTATION waited upon Sir George Grey,
Bart., yesterday at the Home-office, for the purpose
of representing to him the desirableness of sub-
dividing the present extensive and populous diocese
of Durham. The scheme submitted to the Home
Secretary was, that another diocese should be formed
out of the present see, the seat of which should be
at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Sir George Grey stated
that, though he could not say that there would be
a subdivision of the diocese, the subject would
receive ample consideration from her Majesty's
Government.
LORD WENSLEYDALE has been raised to a peerage.
SIR BENJAMIN HALL, the Daily News states, will
also be raised to a peerage.

Mr. LAYARD addressed a meeting of his constituents,
on Thursday, in the County hall, Aylesbury. Not more
than sixty persons were present, many of whom were
not eleAors, but the hon. member at consider-
able length adverted to the war and peace,
the results to be expected from the latter, and the
prospects of this country in connection therewith.
Although he would not say that the Government could
have obtained more, he thought that the peace was
inadequate to the blood they had shed and the sacri-
fice they had made. They were bound to have done
something for the Circassians, but they had not done
so, and the condition of that people was worse than
before the war. The principalities, he believed,
bad gained nothing by their interference. The
question had been left entirely undecided at Paris.
Russia was by no means debarred from further inter-
ference. Then with respect to the new frontier :
The frontier line was settled by Austria, and included
above a third of the province of Bessarabia. We could,
and ought, he believed, to have demanded more; we ought
to have retained the old Bessarabian frontier to the
Dneiater, which furnished a good military and well defined
line. The Russians accepted the frontier as proposed by
Austria, which included much valuable land, several places
of importance, and would have been an important acqui-
sition to Moldavia. But what happened? At the con-
ferences in Paris the Russians pretended that the proposed
frontier could not be carried out, and they produced a map,
which there was every reason to believe contained a wrong
delineation of the country. They proposed that we should
give up nearly two-thirds of that which we had already
agreed to cede, and adopt a frontier line suggested by
themselves. We had actually accepted those terms. The
new frontier line included no valuable territory, and was
so drawn across the marshes formed at the mouths of the
Danube, that access could not be had from one point to
the other of the ceded territory, which would be almost
useless to Moldavia. The only acquisition was, that the
mouths of the Danube were freed altogether from Russian
control ; but she retained still a good military aggressive
frontier, and could always intimidate the adjoining prin-
cipality. ( Hear, hear.)

He did not believe Russia would relinquish her
policy of aggrandisement., which was traditional.
He voted with Government on the question of Kars,
because he believed that though they bungled the
business, the fall of the city was due to the errors
of Lord Aberdeen's Ministry. France and England
working together could accomplish much good for
mankind, were the alliance on an equal basis, but in
the alliance as it was, he considered they had sacri._
ficed the honour and position of this country. With
the system of despotism prevailing in France this
country could not sympathise. Having briefly
touched upon military and administrative reform,
the latter of which be admitted to be a failure,
Mr. Layard concluded by stating that he had endea-
voured to fulfil the pledges be made on the hustings
for liberal measures.

THE PRESS.

LORD BURGHERSH AND THE HON. FRED. LEVESON
will join the embassy of Earl Granville at the corona-

tionof the Emperor of Russia. Dr. Sandwith is to
he the medical officer attached to the embassy, and
Sir Robert Peel, on dit, is to be chief secretary.
Sin ALLAN MACNAB of Canada has been raised to a
baronetcy.