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LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1837.

O-ar readers will no doubt recollect that a case was
brought into the Court of King's Bench some time
ago, in which the plaintiff sued for damages against
the Messrs. HANSARD, the printers, on account-of
libel on his character, contained in a Parliamentary
Report published by them. The jury found that
the matter complained of was not libellous ; bur
the Lord Chief Justice, in his summing up,
took occasion to comment, in very strong terms, on
the doctrine maintained by the ATTORNEY-G ENE-
RA r, that, were the Report ever so libellous, the
authority of thf House of Commons under which it
was published was a sufficient justification. "I am
not aware," said Lord DEN MAN, -" of the existence
in this country of any body whatever that can privilege
any servant of theirs to publich libels of any individuals.
Whatever arrangements may be made between the
House of Commons and any publisher in their employ,
I am of opinion that the publisher who publishes that
in his public shop, and especially for 'money,.
which may be i)ijurions, and possibly ruinous
to any one of the King's subjects, must answer in a
court of justice to that subject if he challenge him for
a libel ; and I wish to say so emphatically and dis-
tinctly, because I think that if upon the first opportu-
nity that arose in a court of justice for questioning that
point, it were left unsatisfactorily explained, the Judge
who sat there might become an accomplice in the
destruction of the liberties of the-country, and expose
every individual who lives in it to a tyranny that no
man ought to submit to."

After so bold a denunciation of the illegality of the
proceedings of the Commons in such cases, it was to
be expected that that body would take some steps, if
not to vindicate their authority, at least to ascer:ain to
what extent they possessed the privilege questioned by
Lord DEN MAN. A Select Committee was accordingly
appointed to examine precedents, and to investigate the
matter thoroughly. The Committee have performed their
task with due diligence, and have presented to the House
a report in which they have come to a conclusion
directly oppoied to the dictum of the Lord Chief Justice.
After a laborious enquiry into the law and practice of
Parliament, they report as their opinion " that the
power of publishing such of its reports, votes, and pro-
ceedings as it shall deem necessary or conducive to
the public interests, is an essential incident to the
constitutional functions .of Parliament, more especially
of this House, as the representative portion of it.
That by the law and privilege of Parliament, this
House has the sole and exclusive jurisdiction to de-
termine upon the- existence and extent of its privileges,
and that the institution or prosecution of any action,
suit, or other proceeding for the purpose- of bringing
them into discussion or decision before any court of
tribunal elsewhere than in Parliament, is a high breach
of such privilege, and renders all parties concerned
therein amenable to its just displeasure, and to the
punishment consequent thereon. That for any court
or tribunal to assume to decide upon matters of privi-
lege inconsistent with the determination of either
Houses of Parliament thereon, is contrary to the law
of Parliament, and is a breach and contempt of the
privileges of Parliament."
It is quite clear from this Report that Lord DEN-
MAN was wrong in his exposition of the law of libel,
as regards publications authorised by the House of
Commons ; and not only so, but that, in taking upon
himself, as the head of a Court of Law to decide
adversely to this or any other privilege of the
Commons, is itself a breach
.of privilege. This
may appear at first sight an extravagant and dan-
gerous power in the hands even of the representative
body. It stands, however, on the same ground as all
the other' privileges of both Houses:of Parliament,
and as the Royal prerogative does, namely, the ge-
neral good. It is very true that individuals may
be injured by the publication of evidence given
before the House of Commons or its Committees ; but
is that a sufficient reason for not giving to the
public information which may be of the first im-
portance to the public welfare. If that is to be
admitted why is the evidence given in Courts of
Justice—which is often extremely injurious to the
character of individuals—allowed to be published ?
Why, but because it is upon the whole infinitely more
beneficial that the proceedings of Courts of Justice
should be laid before the public, than that they should
be carried on in secret, notwithstanding any partial or
private disadvantages attending the publication.
As to the privilege in question being at variance
with the law of that land, that seems to be the na-
ture of all privileges. It is contrary to the-law to
commit a man to prison unless fie has- offended against
it ; but let him refuse to appear at the bar of' the
House of Commons when called upon by the Speaker,
or let him, when there, refuse to answer a question put
by a Member of Parliament, and he very speedily
finds himself within the walls of Newgate.

We have just glanced hastily over a pamphlet en-
titled " The Church Rate Bill Vindicated," which is
the production of a gentleman- named SYMONS, and
is singularly lucid, argumentative, and convincing in
its character. At. the present moment, when so many
specious sophistries are afloat oil the subject—when in-
genuity is made to supply the place of reasoning—and
appeals are everywhere made by the High Church party

to do, would stand culpable before GOD and man "..of
the breach of one of the most saga(' of its obligations."
He then proceeds to point out the exact position of the
Cabinet with reference to the Church-rate question—
that Ministers are not only informed that a large por-
tion or the produce of its lands is diverted from the
Church, and enjoyed by Laymen ; but also that a
vast body of the people who are prevented from
profiting by the Ministry of the Established Church,
on account of a dissent, originating in conscientious
zotiv2,4rom its discipline and some of its doctrines,
lign.atidrfeasonably enough, that they be hence-
forth relieved from the payment of a small, but vexa-
tious impost, now levied on them for the repairs of,
fabrics which they never enter.• Under these circum-
stances, continues Mr. SYMONS, " the emergency is
palpable ; the duty of a prompt remedy imperative.
The Government thus appealed to, anxious to restore
peaCe where discord is perilous to the religion of tire
land, and, on the other hand, determined that the just
rights of the Church shall not be invaded, proceeds to
investigate the case of the claimants." That case is
found, after an impartial investigation, to be grounded
on equity ; and the prods of this occupy the chief por..
tion of the pamphlet before us. The author is evi-
dently one who has been long familiar with the sub-
ject, for the marks of diligent reflection are visible in
his every page. He does not write lil7e a zealot, but
like an enlightened citizen, who is anxious that the
wrongs of ithe one party shall not be redressed to the
detriment of the rights of the other, but that justice
shall be awarded &pally to both. It is this tem-
perate and impartial tone that lend their chief' value to
his opinions, which need only to be 'generally known,
to be generally respected. He closes his observations
with this impitssive passage, which has strict truth for
ground-workits :—
JCOnfident are we that the Government will not bate one
jot of the righteous and stable ground it has assumed. May
we not likewise hope that the in-dwelling spirit of truth

and charity which abides in the Clergy of our Church must
speedily cast off the hoodwinks whereby faction, in the mask

of religion, leads captive its judgment'! Confident are we
that all that is good and venerable and great in the Mi-

nistry of the Establishment, will ere long be united on this
great question with the principle and intelligence of the
land, aiding justice in her victory over oppression, and reli-
gion in her emancipation from the bondage of uncharita-

bleness. Till then, till truth shall have cast off the tram.

mels of party—Church-rates will not be abolished.

Like

'all measures of national good, this will be sacrificed on the
altar of class interests, which now pervade and preside over
every great question of right and wrong—which rive society
to its centre—which subjugate principle to the dominance

of policy—and render religion itself auxiliary to the demon

of Parti."

The French journals of Sunday, received to-day,
announce, among other matters not so important, the
marriage of- the Princess TERESA of Nassau with
Prince PETER of Oldenburgh ; the determination of
the French Court to go into mourning on the 15th, on
the occasion of the death of her Serene Highness the
Duchess Dowager of SAXE MEININGEN ; and the
removal of the misunderstanding between the Com-
manders of the British and French fleets in the Tagus.
On the subject of the amnesty the Constitutionnel has
the following paragraph :

We have the following letter from Doullens, of May 12 :
" Yesterday the amnesty was carried into effect. There were
52 political prisoners in the prisons of Doullens. They were
taken to the cabinet of the keeper of the prison, to declare,
according to Art. 44 of the Penal Code, relative to surveil.
lance, the place at which they chose to reside. Baune chose
Lyons ; but he was told that Lyons, and six other cities, viz.,
Marseilles, Bourdeaux, Nantes, Toulon, Brest, Paris, and the
whole of the departments of the Seine, could not be inhabited
by any of the persona included in the amnesty. Baune then
chose La Guillotiere, which is just at the gate of Lyons. The
other Lyonese prisoners did the same. Five or six of those of
the class of June have obtained leave to settle at Paris. Those
to whom this was refused chose St. Germain, Longumeau, and
other towns in the departments of the Seine and Oise, and of
the Oise, in the vicinity of Paris. Dr. Beaumont, an English-
man, is the only one of the prisoners who would not conform
to Art. 44 of the Penal Code. He refused to choose the
place of his residence, and would not leave the Citadel on
those terms ; but on the same day, at ten o'clock in the even-
ing, a post-chaise conveyed him, accompanied by two gens-
d'armes, to Calais, where he is to embark for England."

The Royal Ordinance for the re-opening of the
Church of St. Germain L'Auxerrois is generally ap-
proved of by the public press of every shade of opi-
nion. We copy from the Nouvelle Mi nerve the fol-
lowing interesting summary of the political gossip
among the leaders of the Republican party in the ca-
pital. It includes all that is of any moment in these
journals, and, no doubt, will be read with a degree of
lively interest.
But what are all those political matters in compari-
son with the grand fetes to be given at Fontainebleau ?
The Court is about to plunge into the vortex of pleasure
of balls and amusements, and still the folks at the Tuileries
don't seem quite content. It is at so much the dressing-
gown review, protected by exclusive measures, which has
caused this air of sadness, as the refusal on the part of the
high aristocracy to form a portion of the circle which is to
receive and greet the young Princess Helena of Mecklen-
burgh. It is indeed rather galling not to be able to offer
to her Royal Highness any other Maid of Honour than
La Marchale Mouton-Lobau. Not a single little Duchess
of the Faubourg St. Germain, however .frail and imperti-
nent in other respects, could be induced to offer her ser-
vices on this occasion. It is easy to imagine the state of
chagrin and spite which such a predicament must cause.
The whole of the noble faubourg is in open war against the
affianced bride of the Duke of Orleans ; there is nvond
of the epigrams and shameful calumnies ifert fitsely pouP,ed
out upon the. Princess and her pretend&l high kneage ;
and as the inspirations of the aristocratic faubourg find
their way through the embassies, a good deal of alarm
has been excited, and it is now more than ever certain
that Europe has been thrown into an angry mood by this
alliance.

Two months since, when we announced the departure of
M. Appony, it was denied by several parties,but time proves
whether we were right or wrong. The Austrian Ambas-
sador leaves Paris in a few days, and we have strong rea-
sons for stating that he will not return—in fact, Prince
Metternich has been lookinc, out for his, successor for the
last six months. The spokesmen of the Camarilla say,
that "itis a journey of business." Our answer is, that for
an Ambassador, it is rather strange to select a moment

PHJ SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1837.

not to the good sense, but to the passions and pre. when grand fetes are about to be given for the marriage of
judices of the multitude—such a production as the I the Prince Royal ; in fact, strict logic would point out that
e ney was
sot
yrt to avoid being at the
one before before us is admirably well tth
imed, and calculated, mot; our
But this so of reasoning is by present
no means agreeable
if read with dispassionate attention, to produce a very to the adepts of the Chateau.
beneficial effect. The author is not a mere theorist, If our information be correct, the intention' of recalling
but lays his chief stress upon facts, and at every step M. p Apony is of as old a date as Count Pozzo di Borgo's
of his progress gives reasons " for the faith that is in falling into disgrace with the Court of Russia. The reason
is this—the moment that an ambassador is on too good
him." " The Church" says he— terms with the Tuilleries, Europe cares no longer for his
" The Church is a body corporate. The property of services ; the men wanted are those who, in imitation of
the Church is sacred to the purposes for which it was be- Count Pablen look on, but never become familiar.
queathed ; but the Clergy are mere life-tenants of its Crowds of Russians are pouring into Paris, and besieging
estates : they have neither the right to sell nor to bequeath the hotels ; this is a subject of congratulation at the Tulle-
them. This constitutes the difference between property ries, where it is taken for a proof of the friendly relations
which is personal and property which is corporate. Now which at present exist between this Court and the Cabinet
what is corporate, or, as the lawyers call it, " politic," is of St. Petersburgh. A gross error, however, arising from
public property, endowed for public uses, in which public ignorance as to the cause of so many Russians travelling
interests are vested, and over which the State has the su- at the present moment ;- the fact is, that all of. them, both
preme control, in direct contrast with the property of indi- little and great, are in direct communication with the
viduals, over which it has no control. So far is this prin- Cabinet of St. Petersburgh : every Russian is an observer,
ciple of the dominance of the State over the Church recog- not to use a less polite term. If they go to Fontaineblaeu,
nized by the Constitution of this country, that a statute of it is to observe acts and actors, and send an account of
Edward 1., a monarch to whom the Church owes many of both to their Government. There exists, even at present,
its best immunities, explicitly declares that nothing ought a greater coolness than ever between this Court and that
to be considered prejudicial to the power (libertatis) of the of Russia, as the following fact will prove :
Church which is found to be necessary for the King and Our readers will recollect what we stated some time
Commonwealth.' (9 Edw. I. c 43.) This identical passage since relative to a private treaty of recognition, and for
Lord Coke himself has declared ought to be written in let- granting subsidies entered into by Russia in favour of Don
ters of gold ; whilst Selden, Holt, and various other eminent Carlos. It appears now decided that this treaty should be
authorities affirm, that the law ecclesiastic is of no avail made public, and the St, Petersburgh Gazette will shortly
wherever it is at variance with the law of the land. How contain the text of that document, with the view, it is said, of
far this doctrine might be perverted into a sanction for lending moral strength to the Pretender's cause. Austria is
plunder, almost as foul as that of the sacrilegious thief and still wavering ; its old policy was never favourable to the resto-
murderer Henry VIII., it is not for us to determine. All ration of a Bourbon upon the Spanish Throne ; and as to
we contend for is, the right and daty of the State to hold Russia, she forms a distinct party under the influence of
in tutelage the Church, its property, and its privileges ; an antiquated Monarch, and of the female of whom we
protecting its means of efficacy, and resolutely restoring have already spoken. Should the Russian influence succeed
them to their chartered integrity, whenever impaired by at Berlin in the nomination of a Minister of the true Mus-
abuse, improvidence, or plunder, from whatever quarter covite complexion, the recognition of Don Carlos will be
arising." positive on the part of those three Powers.
• Assuming this as the basis of his argument, the The ultra-Tory party in England has laboured much for
the above object, and it is well known that its Minister for
the author goes on to show that it is the bounden
Foreign , Affairs (Lord Aberdeen) is better informed of every
duty of Government to restore, the in i stant t nas cog- thing passing in Europe than Lord Palmerston himself.
nizance of the fact, any profit accruing from Church The Tory interest is trying the effect of agitation, and relies
upon an approaching triumph. This antiquated party tries t
property " proved to be alienated from its revenue,''
RoafdriptahltsenantdheofCoro,lcvnonwnietlli.theThperesmpeincitstoryf swuicllcemssakoef
use
adding emphatically that a Government neglecting so

of the slender majority of six against triennial Parliaments,
in order to alarm all those of a peaceable disposition in the
House of Commons, as if the great Reform of 1833 did not
.
demanditsmevitable completion.
General Sebastiani has set out for London, and is the
bearer of fresh instructions. We take upon ourselves to
certify that the Camarilla is no longer so warmly attached
to the English alliance. The instructions given to General
Sebastiani are drawn u_p in
_a decidedly continental spirit ;
he is specially recommtnded to see ss often as possible his
compatriot Pozzo di Borgo, who enjoyed such unlimited
confidence when in Paris. This is a painful mission for
General Sebastiani, far there exists a Corsican rivalry, and
no one is ignorant of the extreme finesse of the Russian
Ambassador when placed in juxta-p3sition with the great
falling off of Gen. Sebastiani.
Prince Talleyrand is at present cherished like a,ielic ;.
is true he is no longer listened to, for there only -remains
but a shadow of that wily diplomatist. The greatest at,,
tendon and respect is paid to him, and the most splen-
did apartment at Fontainebleau is being fitted up for the
veteran courtier. It is curious enough to observe with
what eagerness—we might almost say meanness—appli-
cations are sent in for apartments at the Chateau. 'rhe
Royal Purveyors seem out of their wits. The
Ministers are beset, on all sides, by anxious _ solicita
Lions. Who knows? perhaps votes in favour, of the budgst
will be procured by the promise of a small space in the
buildings of Francis 1., and under the wainscot of the
Priniatrice. France does not seem to know much of this
strange mode of proceeding ; by the side of a strong onil
great nation there eX:s.s a little people, which vegetates
upon vain and silly trifles, and has no objection to barter
its conscience for a Court favour.
It is finally decided, that the church of St. Germain-
l'Auxerrois is to be restored to the Catholic worship. This
is no doubt right, and we have no wish for perpetuatin7
the recollection of times of disturbance. But it would
be satisfactory to know whether St. Germain-l'Auxerrois
has been given up in consequence of a brief from the Pope,
which made this act of reparation the condition of his
granting a dispensation for the marriage of the Duke of
Orleans to the Princess Helena. Tne fact is, that the
adepts at the Tuileries boast that they are now on the best
terms with the Pope ; his holy benediction has been ob-
tained, and the devotees of the 7th of August now only
swear by Rome—a proceeding which does not seem quite
consistent with the institutions of July.

We copy from the City Article of a Min:steriai
Morning Contemporary the following paragraph, with-
out, however, vouching for it accuracy. It is barely
possible that a new light may have broken in upon the
King of the FRENCH, since his refusal to fulfil the
obligations imposed on him by the Quadruple Treaty ;
but in spite of the amnesty we are rather incredulous
upon this point. Active intervention on the part of
France would speedily effect the deliverance of the
Peninsula from the horrors of civil war ; and would
go a greater length than a hundred matrimonial
alliances, to give stability to the Monarchy of July.
But we fear that the KING will not have the moral
courage to renounce the line of foreign policy chalked
out for him by M. GUIZOT and the other distinguished
absolutists:—

"It is confidently stated in quarters where the best in-
formation is usually obtained, that arrangements of a
financial nature have been concluded in Paris in reference
to Spain ; but as this is a subject of a very delicate nature
at this moment, we refrain from repeating the current re-
ports for the present. It will, however be interesting to
mention, that it is proposed to try the sincerity of
the King of the French in regard to Spanish matters by
soliciting his permission for Marshal Clause! to raise
25,000 men in France for the service of Queen Christino,
and, as a marshal of France cannot act under foreign
colours without the sanction of his Sovereign, the refusal
or compliance may be considered as a sufficient test of the
feelings of Louis Phillippe, especially as this amount of
effective men could be easily raised from the number
always disbanded from tho army at this period of the year,
after their usual period of service. The impression which
generally prevailed, that something important was on the
eve of transpiring, caused considerable animation at the
Stock Exchange, especially in the securities of the Penin-
sula, and a considerable improvement took place in them."

By the Hope packet, which arrived at Falmouth on
Sunday from the Tagus, we have received advices from
Lisbon of the 7th instant. It appears from them that the
far-famed Colonel JOSE DAS MANTAS, and some other
Commanders of the National Guards, were endeavour-
ing to seduce the men under their command to enter
into a conspiracy for resisting any change made by the
Cortes in the Constitution of 1822. To save appear-.
ances the men were to appear befyre the Chamber in
the humble plight of petitioners, leaving to their fac-
tious leaders the pleasing task of enlightening Mi-
nisters upon the subject of the danger to be appre-
hended from any neglect of their prayer. 'We regret
that the Governments of Portugal and Spain do not
take more effectual measures for checking the insolence
of these Praetorian bands, whose valour is but too
often only conspicuous in the intimidation of wo-
men, and the dispersion of unarmed assemblages of
peaceful citizens. Our life for it the greatest poltroons
among them are the men that would soonest head an
armed faction for the intimidation of the National
COngress. Were these mailed patriots only half so
good soldiers as they are Constitution-mongers—were
they only half as valorous when opposed to an open
enemy as they are brave when attacking women and
Senators, Portugal would have little to fear from the
partizans of Don MIGUEL, and Spain just as little
from the aspiring ambition of Don CARLOS. We
do not hold the opinion that the necessity for obedience
in a soldier swallows up all the rights and obligations
of the citizen—that a soldier is a mere military
machine; bereft of will and responsibility, whose duty
in no case extends beyond implicit obedience to the
commands of a military superior. On the contrary,-
we assert that there are primary rights and correspond-
ing, duties of which no man in society can divest him-
self, whether soldier or civilian ; and that when the
liberties of a nation are in extreme peril, the duties of
the civilian and the patriot are paramount to those of the
soldier. But this is an extreme case, and does not
apply to the conduct of the military mobs who would
dictate to the national Legislatures of Portugal and
Spain the modifications to be introduced in their re-
spective Constitutions. Such conduct is not only

cowardly, mutinous, and morally disgraceful in itself,
but it tends to unsettle the minds of the people—to
sow the seeds of anarchy and distrust among them—
to impress foreigners with an apprehension of the in-
stability of the supreme government, and consequently
weaken public credit abroad, to the great injury of
trade and commerce—and at last, by debauching the
morals of all public men, to render the countries so
cursed incapable of self government under any form.

We understand that at a Cabinet Council held on
the night of the 6th inst., which was attended by
many influential Deputies, it was resolved to resist any
attempt at intimidation on the part of the National
Guards. The safest way of carrying such a resolution
into effect would be, by removing all the officers who
have attempted to seduce their men from their alle-
giance. Backed by the Chamber the Cabinet can
adopt such a plan with the most perfect safety; for as
yet the great bulk of the Guards are disposed not only
to obey in their own persons, but to enforce uncon-
ditional obedience to the will of the National Repre-
sentatives.

The other accounts from Lisbon are uninteresting
in a political point of view. Ministers are greatly em-
barrassed for want of money, nor is there the slightest
prospect of the coffers of the Treasury being speedily
replenished. In the interior of the kingdom political
disturbances had subsided, but the people were re-
duced to great wretchedness. The misunderstanding
between the English and French Admirals in the
Tagus has been entirely removed, to the great joy of
the residents of both nations at Lisbon.

The French Government received by telegraph on
Sunday night the following intelligence from Bayonne
and Perpignai:—

" BAYONNE, e,MAY 12.—The Infant Don Sebastian
quitted Hernani on the 11th with sixteen battalions. It is
believed that he has taken the road to Ebro. Espartero
has reviewed the whole Christino line, and excited the en-
thusiasm of his troops. The Carlists have not interrupted
their works, but it appears probable that they will abandon
Hernani without awaiting the attack."
" PERPIGNAN, MAY 12.—0 n the 9th tranquillity was
completely restored at Barcelona. Xandaro, formerly a
refugee, and editor of thcf Catalan, was the leader of the
late insurrection. He has been arrested, and condemned
to death with two of his accomplices."
ESPARTERO arrived at Situ Sebastian on the 9th
inst., and was received, on landing from the steamer, by
General EVANS, at the head of his staff, attended by
the civil authorities of the town. The Generals em-
braced, and the meeting, on all sides, was conducted
with apparent frankness and cordiality. ESPARTERO
appeared in bad health, and as soon as he conve-
:.niently could, retired to his quarters.
A few hours before the landing of ESPARTERO at
San Sebastian, a courier arrived from. Madrid with
despatches for General EVANS and Colonel WYLDE.
He brought intelligence that MENDIZABAL had re-
mitted to Bayonne, for the use of the army, 10,000/.
in cash ; 30,000/. more was to arrive at Santander on
the 16th, and 40,000/., in bills on London, before
the 10th of June. This is grateful news to the officers
and men of the British Legion, who are now to receive
their arrears in full.

The Christinos have captured a vessel from Bour-
dcaux, bound for Lequitia, having on board 40,0001.,
20,000 great coats, and 80,000 pairs of shoes, des-
tined for the Carlists. The vessel has been carried
into Passages.
•
Operations on a grand scale may now be confi-
dently expected. The Christinos have now
,30,000
men at San Sebastian.
rIAMBUR@ BORSEN HALLE, MAY IS. •
Bills. Money.
Austrian Meto"iques, 5 per cent.
Ditto Oitto 4 per cent, —
DR'_ ditto 3 per cent.
[Attu Bank Shares 1363 If 55
• Atiglo-Russian Loan 104% 104%
Paper Inscription, 0 per cent
Russian 5 per cents. Metal.
Russian Inscription, lispe and Co., 3d and 4th
Series
Ditto, Certificates
Portuguese Itegency Bends, 5 per cent 45
Ditto,
3 per cent. 2B
• Dutch 2! per Cants
Ditto 5 per Cents —
Polish Ponds, 3 per cents.
New Tickets .. 153% 153
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents N7(I)4 70%
Norwegian Loan of 1F,34, 4 per cents.
Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents...... ............
Cortes Loan, 5 per Cent 925%, 2254
fireek 4 per cents. 1033, guaranteed by France 93 9•42
—Hamburg Papers, May 13.

Mrs. Otway Cave intends giving a ball at her house
in Park-lane, on Monday, June 12. _

Mr. Henry Thomas Hope entertained a large party
at Deepdcne, in Surrey, on Sunday and yesterday.
The remains of the Hon. Susan Penelope Copley
were ou Friday last deposited in a temporary tomb in the ce-
metery of Montmartre, Parse, whence they are to be conveyed
to England. The funeral was strictly private; nevertheless
the carriage of Count Campuzano ( Spanish Ambassador), of
Lord Canterbury, of the Princess Lieven, and of a few other
distinguished individuals, followed the funeral car. Lord
Lyndhurst, his sister, and his eldest daughter, left Paris for
London on Saturday last.
A marriage is announced between Miss Pakenham,
the eldest daughter of the Hon. General and Mrs. Pakenham,
and Sir Edmund S. Hayes, Bart., M. P. for the county of
Donegal. The bride is a niece of the Duke of Wellington
and the Earl of Roden, cousin to the Earl of Longford, the
Marquis of Douro, and Viscount Jocelyn, and is related to se-
veral distinguished families in Ireland. Miss Pakenham will
be among the debutantes at the next drawing room. Shortly
after her presentation at Court, the solemnisation of the mar-
riage will take place. The Hon. General Pakenham, C. 8.,
and family are sojourning at Mivart's Hotel. Sir Edmund is
in his 31st year, and has been a Member of three successive
Parliaments.

The Gravesend steamers took down not less than
3,000 passengers yesterday on pleasure excursions, and the fast
and elegant Herne Bay steam-packets the City of Canterbury
and Red Rover, carried large and respectable freights to that
healthy watering-place.
Lord Rosebery, Lord Melville, Sir J. G. Craig, and
Mr. Richard Mackenzie, have given official intimation of their
intention to resign the office they hold as trustees for the city
of Edinburgh.
Mrs. Lucas has issued cards for a ball on Monday,
the 12th of June, in Langham•place.
On Thursday, at the dinner given at the Merchant
Tailors' Hall, on the occasion of the celebration of the anni-
versary of the Sons of the Clergy, the Lord Mayor, who pre-
sided, stated that the collection for the charity amounted to
1,0201. There were present upon the occasion—The Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Primate of
Ireland, the Bishops of Winchester, London, Chester, Here-
ford, Bangor, St. Asaph, the Judges, &c. The following
toasts were drunk Church and King," " The Queen,"
" The Duke of Cambridge, and the rest of the Royal Family."
The Lord Mayor gave " The Archbishop of Canterbury."
The Archbishop of Canterbury, in returning thanks, made
several observations upon the necessity of supporting the insti-
tution, and congratulated the meeting upon the amount of the
contributions just mentioned. The Chief Justice also eulo-
gised the institution; and the Lord Mayor, upon giving " The
Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy," was loudly cheered.
The inhuman practice which has of late prevailed
to a great extent, of harnessing dogs to heavy loaded carts and
trucks has excited the attention of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals. In consequence of Mrs.
Smith, the wife of a rug-maker, at Kennington, having died
of hydrophobia after having been bitten by a dog thus driven
to madness, the Society have drawn up a petition to Par-
liament.

In the early part of the present week, one of the
blockade men belonging to the Dover station was found dead
at the bottom of the Dover cliffs, between Dover and the
blockade station. The unfortunate deceased was missing for
several days previous ; and the impression was that he had
deserted. An inquest was held on the body, when a verdict
of Accidental Death was returned.—Dover Chronicle.
• There was a fall of snow at Stamford on Wednesday
afternoon, far about 20 minutes, and heavy rains for several
hours.—Stamford Mercury.
CAPTAIN CHANIIER'S NEW NAVAL STORY,
" THE ArrErtiusA."—" We have just made another cruise with
Captain Chamier," observes the Spectator, " in the Arethusa,
a three decker, that will carry a press of sail, and will no
doubt find a fair wind on every tack. As we read, the sofa
seems to swing like a cot ; and when we get on our feet, the
floor seenis pitching about like a cabin during a gale, and we
hang on by the bell-puli as if it were a clew-line, bidding the
servants shake out a reef in the mainsail, instead of draw the
curtains. In plain shore-going English, the Arethusa is the
name of a frigate, of which the hero is Alalta Murray. The
narrative consists of a variety of exciting adventures at sea.
The scenes on shipboard—such as the Middy's first taste of
n Iva' discipline, and the practical jokes played off on the
youngster ; a storm ; a boat lost at sea, the famishing crew
ing mad with suffering ; a wreck ; a cutting out ; the ar-
rival of a new Captain ; a running fight and capture by a
pirate; and a close engagement with a French frigate, a e
descr bed with so much spirit and graphic force, that often ns
we In ye been presented with similar incidents, they yet possess
stirring interest." " The Arethusa" is one of the best Naval
N n Is yet published,