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LONDON. WEDNESDAY. Aran. V 3, 1955.

Ity the Paris Papers of Sunday we learn that the amend-
ment of M. Roy, on the Law of Indemnity, was rejected
by a majority of 127 against 100.
The unpopularity of ONARLES X. is admitted indirectly
by the Royalist Journals, who ascribe the universal silence
with which be was received in traversing the streets, on
t:te anniversary of his return, to the absence of that false
sistem by which the cheers of a hired multitude were
bought by the Police under the Empire. Six months ago,
however, no monarch Was more applauded in public than
the present KING of FRANCE. Why should it be other-
wise now? The Laws of Indemnity and Sacrilege would
perhaps furnish the most correct answer.
These Papers contain some further details of the myste-
rious assassination of M. Conant, but the officers ofjus-
ti‘e have not yet succeeded in rraking any discoveries as
to the criminals. An old servant of the deceased is in
castody on suspicion.
The news from Spain, in the Eloik, relates principally
to the sentences passed upon the Ex-Regidors of Madrid,
under the Constitution. The Spanish Government is about
to commence at least one undertaking of unquestionable
wisdom ; an establishment for naturalising the growth
• cochineal has been formed under the Royal patronage.
is se in chi. Thiy, from her own resources, that Spain must
supply the loss of her transatlantic colonies, and she will
find herself shortly richer without them than ever she was
what she had them in subjection to her.

'rhe recognition of the independence of the new Ame-
rican States has excited some irritation, it appears, at Con-
stantinople. The Turkish agents, however, continue to
threaten what prod;gious evants they intend to accomplish.
According to them the Greeks are already half subdued
with apprehension.

After the presentation of a great mass of petitions, chiefly
against the claims of the Catholics, the Order of the Day
was yesterday moved for the second reading of the Bill for
removing their disabilities. While the petitions were
fartheorning, Mr. 800 cG HAM took occasion, most unjustly,
as he was afterwards obliged to confess, to make a very
gross attack on a petition from Grantham, presented on a
tormer eVeninz.r. The lion. and Learned Gentleman de-
scr.bed the majority of the petitioners as belonging to the
lowest and most abandoned classes of society. He pro-
ceeded with the greatest minuteness of detail through their
supposed characters, and held them up to the mingled con-
empt and hatred of the House. Su brutally ignorant were
laB of there individuals, according to kis statement, that
their only mode of marking their abhorrence of the Catho-
lic religion consisted in signing their names by means of a
cross. Mr. Secretary Pitt, in great measure, destroyed
the impression intended to be produced by this statement,
by examining the petition, in which he found only one
Dross, instead of 198 ! But before many other petitions
had been prevented, Lord NT:GEN r, who had volunteered
a corroboration of Mr. Boot:GNAWS story, rose to acknow-
ledge that they had been misinformed, and accordingly that
they wished to retract all they had said on the subject of
petition. Mr. Boovonow himself next admitted that
V. ",statement was almost in every particular incorrect."
This was perhaps as well-qualified a mode of declaring the
falsehood of his pretended information as we could expect
under the circumstances from the Honourable and Learned

Gentleman ; but we trust that the next time he may think
fit to complain of the impositions that are attempted to be
practised upon Parliament, be will, especially as a profes-
sional man, consider himself bound to examine the evi-
slence on which he presumes to indulge in such scandalous
in:pi:halo:is on the characters of those who happen to differ
from him in their political opinions. The debate on the
Bill was opened by Mr. Baowictow, who was generally
called upon from all parts of the House. The Hon. Geu-
Cernan, who has hitherto been one of the most strenuous
opponentz of the Catholic claims, avowed candidly that the
.viiet:ce and arguments he hat lately heard had induced
trim entirely to change his sentiments with regard to
the question before the House. In his opinion, the cha-
racter of the Roman Catholic religion itself bad been 90
modified by the progress of knowledge, that he could
scarcely recognise its identity. The condition of Ireland,
besides, was such that it could not remain as it was, and
as it was impossible to go backward by re-enacting the old
systera of penal laws, it was necessary to go forward on
•the principle of concession. The only objection he felt
so the Bill was, because it did not include the provision
;sr the Catholic Clergy, and the disfranchisement of the
fri.-ty shilling freeholders. These measures he considered
isdispeorible to the petmaneut tranquillisation and welfare
of Ireland. The lion. Gentleman was listened to with great
attention throughout his speech, and cheered loudly on its
cur:elusion. Mr. BA, sea decidedly opposed the Bill, and the
accompanying measures, in his judgment, rendered it more
objectionable still. If they were carried it would be impos-
sible that the church property could continue as it existed
at present. He moved, therefore, as an amendment, that
the Bill should be read a second time that day six months.
The amendment was seconded by Mr. W. Y. PEEL.
Tin other speaker:: in favour of the Bill were Colonel
liaorfcr.i., Lord Mt Li us, Mr. NORTH, Col. FORDE,
its ES DALI and Sir N. COLT HERS'T. The amend-
firsilt was supported by Mr. DAWION and Mr. Gout.-
itUP H. At one o'clock this morning the debate was ad-
:;ourol till to-morrow. This day his MAJESTY holds a
iev.e, at which, we undets:ard, it is intended by the Ca-
triolie Deputation to present the Address voted to his Ma.
:ESTI at the Aggregate Meeting on Thursday last. There
iviAl therefore probably be no Hou:-ie this evening.

CITY, TUESDAY EVElliwo.

The bottle of yesterday is the Money Markets was by 110 means
relayed up this wonting, although genera, ly the prices were needy.
C,ocsokt for money were at 924 d ; and for the account 94.
In the Forage arket,Spantsh Bonds, butte old and new, main-
lifted yesterday's prices, via.:, the former 231 i ; and the latter
1/11. There was a little stir in Poi.sian Bonds, which west done
At sa4l i. Greek Securities may be given at yesterday's. quotations
—the hoods at 12; and the Scrip at el j discount ; as may Bra-
raise Scrip, which continurd at Vi. Colombia, Bonds were lagi
; and Mexican Scrip, Ig. Dat Ali Scrip was from 3 to 2i

The only transactions we cgs notice in the Shore Market were in
Inc Pasco-Ferttrien and Angh‘Melican Companies. The former
wire done from lig to If; and the latter from 104 i to 111.
Tut prices in the Cologal Market, both in Coffee and Sugar, are
owing to the vinespected importations that have taken
Cuff.f..: has declined is. wk. per cwt. from what might be-
t ,7e coniidcred m merely a aosnival quotation ; and the cause
if di- depression may be accounted fur is the heavy arrivals of
:hat exude front Hamburgh, and even from France, extraordinary
aa ttat fact map appear. Sigar has also (trooped Is. in the awe.
i 3 cr.:cluing:gibe icuportatio.--s, one g which u from Dublin.
To--e weresenageralili bargaial tragsacted in the Cotten Mar!ret,
y-itraday taday.