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lance on the part of the Government can protect the
life of the KING, if the design to assassinate him be
so extensively ramified. The police may seize and de-
capitate the actual conspirators, but that cannot destroy
the motives tthigh induced them to associate for the
commission of such a crime ; consequently a host of
fartatiqs, equally regardless of life, will take their places.
These be strengthened by the sympathies of the
relatives of those who shall have been pot to death,
and vvho, to revenge what they will regard as personal
wrongs, will countenance every attempt to destroy the
KING'S life.

In what way, then, would we recommend the Go-
vernment to act ? Confine the guilty for life in some
lunatic asylum—treat the accused as idiots, as mad-
men, and not as regicides. Cutting off heads is not
the best way to teach a discontented people to respect
the laws. To prevent the recurrence of such crimes,
King Louis PHILIPPE must restrict himself to the
discharge of those duties which appertain to the office
of a constitutional Monarch. Let him rest content
with maintaining. the dignity of a constitutional King,
and leave to his Minisi:rs the real direction of those
affairs for which the nation is disposed to hold them
responsible.
In the Journal from which we have copied the
above respecting MEUNIER, we find the following
paragraph :
" Amidst the various reports which have transpired re-
lative to the discussions of the Committees on the Address,
there is one which appears to present a singular character
of gravity. 'I be subject under consideration related to
Constantine ; the Ministerial Members produced docu—
ments to prove that all the demands made by Marshal
Clausel for men and money had been satisfied, and that the
Ministers of the 6th of September bad in this respect more
than fulfilled the engagements of their predecessors. An
ne-Minister of the Cabinet of the 22d of February warmly
supported the contrary opinion, and to give authority to his
argumects, in a moment of forgetfulness, drew from his
pocket an official document, which he had inadvertently
taken from the archives of the Administration. This act
created a strong sensation. The ex-Minister instantly felt
the full force of his imprudence, and offered to restore the
document. It was at first refused, but eventually accepted,
after a minute of the date s, place, and circumstances of its
etisdorsed on the document. On
return had been carefully
Tuesday evening, at the Chate,;u, an eminent functionary,
who is in the habit of misconstruing every action, took this
business in a serious light, and designated it as a crime, and
as a mis-employment of public documents."
The' ex-Minister" alluded to above is M. TRIERS,
late President of the Council. The doctment pro-
duced by him was a letter addressed to himself by
Marshal CLAUSEL, and which, the ex-Minister con-
tended, was written to him in his private capacity.
The " eminent functionary" referred to is M. DuPnr,
President of the Chamber of Deputies, and in right
of office a member of the Committee for drawing up
the Address. He insisted on placing the letter in the
Ministerial archives, with instructions to furnish M.
THIERS with a copy of it. After the close of the
sitting, he proceeded to the Tuileries, and informed the
KING of what had occurred. It is said that his MA-
JESTY was greatlyincensed against the ex-Minister, and
complained bitterly of his ingratitude. But be this as
it may, M. TRIERS quite disconcerted the Ministerial
Members of the Committee. M. BERNARD and M.
GASPARIN were struck speechless by the severity of his
attacks upon them. Count MOLE tried to throw all
the blame of the reverses before Constantine upon his
immediate predecessors in office, which led to the intro-
duction of the letter already spoken of. This silenced
the Ministerialists. The truth could not be denied,
and therefore an outcry was raised about M. TRIER:.''
means of possessing himself of such a document.
What else is of moment in these Journals will be
found in our extracts from them. The battles in the
Chamber of Deputies will commence upon the bringing
up of the Address. In the meantime, the Ministers
are busy bringing in Bills, with a view to draw over
the waverers, to support them in their struggle for the
retention of office.

t news from either the capital
We have no importan.
or the north of Spain. In the extracts from the
Royal Decrees for the
Ma-
drid Journals, will be found .
regulation of commercial interco:use between Spain
and Mexico, and for exempting British subjects, resi-
dent in Spain, from compulsory service in the army.
Some interesting details are given of the stl ate of Bil-
boa, from the correspondence of a person on the spot.

Southey, the Poet Laureat, has been for some time
engaged on a tour among his early friends in the west of
England. He has not visited London for more than two
years, but he is expected to pass a short time in the metro-
polis on his return from Devonshire, towards the end of
January.
As the North Devon coach was proceeding from
Southrnolton to Bideford, on Tuesday night, it came in con-
tact with a cart, in which were Mr. Doun and Mr. Brealey,
both farmers of Wymbridge. The cart was upset by the
violence of the concussion, and both of its passengers were
thrown out. Mr. Brealey was killed on the spot, and Mr.
Doun so injured that little hopes are entertained of his re-
covery.—North Devon Gazette.
A deplorable event occurred at Trowbridge on
Thursday afternoon, Several boys, from 12 to 17, were
imprudently sliding on
the river, near Cradle-bridge, when
five became ingulfed to a very deep stream ; two were got
out alive, two others dead; and a third on Friday morning.
The death of the Duke of Montrose puts an end
to the sinecure of Justice-Genesral in Scotland. This no-
minal office has been worth to his trace, from first to last,
about 70,000/. There seems to be some ,doubt as to who
ought to succeed his Grace as Chancellor o the Univer-
sity of Glasgow. The nearest to his Grace, fo,. his merits
in connection with our judicial system, is Sir A rchibald
Campbell, of Succoth. The Professors ought to elect him
by all means.—Glasgow Argus.
HAUBURG, DEC. 28.—0 n the coast of Ripen a
scaled bottle was washed on shore on the 10th inst., con-
taining the following note :—" 'Sarah, off Valparaiso. We
are wrecked ; crew 31, passengers 14. General Phips and
family are already washed overboard. This, please the
Almighty-, will be the first announcement of this wretched
shipwreck and loss of life. When this may be found, let it be
noticed. [The signature (one syllable) not legible.] Capt.,
Sarah." _ _ _

CANA OF GALLILEE.—This place, called by the
Arabs Keifer Keema, is now a poor little village, but pos-
sessing. the purest and most delicious water possible she
best, the Christians of Palestine say, in the world. From
it were the vessels filled for the marriage. The house is
still shown in which the miracle was performed ; and seine
earthen jars are sunk into the floor, which devout searchers
for relics are made to believe were the very jars in use on
that day. A church was built
over the spot, which, like all
others of a similar purpose, is in ruins. Some travellers
have fancied that the same sort of water-pot is carried by
the viymen now. We were not so fortunate as to witness
the ceremDDY of
idrawing water ; but none so large, at any
rate, can be still n use. There are very few inhabitants in
Cana ; and it is, like other places, nearly washed away by
the rain and snow.—lllajor Skinner.
The sale of the Mancitifster Times, from the altera-
tionp of the stamp duty on newsp'.a son the 17th of Sep-
tember, to the 31st of December, ,eing a period of sixteen
weeks, was 60,160 being an average of 3,7,6.0 for. each pub-
lication. Hereafter, the distinctive die, woich we earnestly
recommended, will put this beyond doubt,—Manchester

Times.
The attention of the people in this neighbotJhond,
continues to be very much occupied with the county %Ace.
tion. Both parties are fully on the alert, and both speak
with confidence- of their prospects of success. It rs expected
that the election will take place in about a fortnight from
this date, as the writ is said to be returnable by the 25th
of this month.—Greenock Advertiser.
Mr. Scotland Black, of Leith, was drowned iii
Lochend on Thursday, the 29th ult. Mr. B. waas in the
constant habit of walking or riding before breakfast. On
the morning of the day mentioned, he went to Lochend,
and incautiously venturing on the ice alone, it gave iVtIY,
when unfortunately be sunk, never again to rise.
Our sessions list both for town and county, presents
a serious amount of crime and punishment.---Nottingham

Review.
THE NEW COMIC PF:RIODICAL—THE HUMOUR.
IST.—The plan recommended by Mr. Hook, of incorpora-
ting this new comic work of Mr. Colburn's with the " New
Monthly Magazine," has proved a most judicious one. The
demand for the January Number of the " New Monthly"
haying been far greater than could be satisfied. A new
edition is now, however, on sale at the various booksellers.