Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-20 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Some of the Madrid journals of the 14th express
surprise that when the affair of M. Collantes was
before the Chamber of Deputies not one member,
even of his own party, expressed a conviction that
he was innocent. M. Collantes, whose arrest was
effected with all the regard possible, had been
lodged in custody in the residence of the Prefect of
Police ; but apartments had been set apart for him,
and he was allowed to receive his friends. He is
represented to be but little affected at his position,
and to entertrin the conviction that the Senate will
acquit him. The Senators absent from Madrid had
been summoned by telegraph to the capital to take
part in trying him. A commission, consisting of
functionaries of the War, Marine, Finance, and
Foreign Departments, have been formed to pay
off th debts still due l o certain Englishmen for
supplies to the Queen's armies in the civil
war. The journals are again complaining that
emigration to Algeria has recommenced on a
somewhat large scale from the provinces of
Alicante, Murcia, and Carthagena. The Chamber
of Deputies had commenced th discussion of a Bill
for authorising the annual levy of 25,000 men for
the army. The President of the Council (O'Donnell)
explained to the Chamber that this levy would not
constitute an augmentatiou in the effective force,
and he declared that, in consequence of the
present state of Europe, a reduction in the
army would be inopportune, and even dan-
gerous. The Chamber expressed approbation of his
views. At Aleudia, in the province of Cadiz, a mob
had assembled, vociferating against the dearness of
bread ; but the municipal authorities had, after
causing the gendarmes to firo their carbines in the
air to frighten the people, succeeded in re-establish-
ing order. The Marquis de la Panega, father of the
Duchess de Malakhoff, was seriously ill. A Protes-
tant family of nine persons were about to be
baptized as Catholics at Seville, and the Duke and
Duchess de Montpensier were to act as their
sponsors. .

LORD COWLEY AND COUNT WALEWSKI.
The Independance Beige has the following piece
of gossip
"A report has been circulated respecting a rather
sharp discussion which took place two days ago
between Count Walewski and the British Ambas-
sador. In the coprse of the discussion Lord
Cowley, it is affirmed, introduced, little cere-
moniously, the subject of the maritime disarma-
ment of France. Count Walewski, not without some
reason, replied that England was taking analogous
and equivalent measures ; yet the French Govern-
ment did riot dream of interfering. Mention was
also made during the conversation of the chance of
a bombardment of Trieste, in case of war ; when the
English ambassador very warmly protested that, as
the
port belonged, so to speak, to the marine of all
nations, it ought to be exempt from the fatal chances
of the struggle.. It is affirmed that, in the heat of
the conversation, Lord Cowley went so far as to
de:Aare that Enffland had been deceived, And played
upon."

TILE PROROGATION OF

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF ,LORDS.-TUMIDAY.

The House met at two o'clocZ:„ for the purpose of proro-

gation.
The Commissioners were—the Lord Chancellor, the Mar-
quis of Salisbury, the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of
Hardwicke, and the Earl of Delawarr, all of whom entered
the House at two o'clock, and immediately despatched a
messenger desiring the attendance of the Commons. In a
few minutes the Speaker made hie appearance, followed
by Mr. Disraeli and other members.
The Clerk at the table then proceeded to read the Royal
Commission, after which the Royal assent was given to the
following :—The Exchequer Bill (£13,277;400) bill, the
Consolidated Fund Appropriation bill, the Manor Courts
Ireland bill, the Evidence by Commission bill, the Medical
Act (1858) Amendment hill, the Indemnity bill, the Not-
tingham Charities bill, the Marriage Validity bill, the Re-
creation Grounds bill, the Local Government Supplemental
bill, the Manslaughter bill, the Public Offices Extension
bill, the Confirmation and Probate Act (1858)
Amendment bill, the Naval Medical Supplemental
Act bill, the Remission of Penalties bill, the
Affidavits by Commission bill, the Superannuation bill,
the Combination of Workmen bill, the Municipal
Elections bill, the Kirkwell Harbour bill, the Londonderry
Bridge bill; the Sunderland and South Shields Water bill,
the Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Railway bill, the
Glasgow Corporation Water bill, the Traveller and Marine
Assurance and Accidental Death Insurance Companies Amal-
gamation bill, the Findhorn Railway bill, the Banff and
111‘Duff Railway bill, the Great Western Railway bill, the
Falmouth Docks and Harbour bill, the Norwich (City) Water
bill, the Glasgow Public Parks and Galleries of Art bill, the
Kingstown Water bill, the Mersey Dock and Harbour bill, the
Pool Water bill, the Cork •and Kinsale Junction Railway
bill, the People's Provident Society bill, the Scarborough
Gas bill, the Standard Life Assurance bill, the Tralee and
Killarney Railway bill, the Commercial Docks Amendment
bill, the Belfast and Londonderry Junction Railway bill,

the Tavistock Markets, &c., bill, the Leominster and Kings-
town Railway bill, the Great Northern Railway bill, the
East Suffolk Railway bill, Purdy's Disabilities Removal
bill, and some other private bills.
The Lord Chancellor then read the Royal Speech, announ-
cing the dissolution of the present Parliament.
The Parliament was then formally prorogued to May sth,
after which the House separated.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY.

The House met at a quarter to two.
Two or three unopposed returns were agreed to and
ordered, as were also the following :

THE LATE ACCIDENT AT THE POLYTECHNIC,

Sir Benjamin Hall moved an address, that there be added
to the return relative to the Polytechnic accident a copy of
the official report of Mr. Eales, architect, made to the

coroner.