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London, England, 1838-03-24 00:00:00

and he called upon him to make tkose charges good, as they
tended to injure the feelings and character of individuals.
All those charges-affected the principle of the Bill, and they
ought all therefore to be inquired into. The course pursued
was unfair, and unless those who made those charges against
individuals who had a delicate and important duty to perform
came forward and proved their truth, the fair and manly course
was to make no complaint at all."
Upon the whole, we have no doubt that the late discus-
sion in the House of Lords will do much to dispel the false
notions which are abroad on the subject of the Poor Law.
In that House, even upon Lord STANHOPR'S own showing,
there are forty or fifty Peers who are members of Boards
of Guardians. They cannot be ignorant of the operation of
the law which they are engaged in practically administer-
ing ; nor can they have any rational motive for blinking
the truth. Their testimony, therefore, unbiassed as it
must be, will have its due weight with the country.

The Paris Journals of Thursday contain very little news
of any interest. In the official columns of the Moniteur,
we find the following telegraphic announcement, of a most
extraordinary election in Corsica ;
" TOULON, MARCH 19.
" THE PREFECT OF MARINE TO THE MINISTER OF MARINE.
" Bastia (in Corsica) elected as its representative in the
Chamber of Deputies, in the room of General Horace Sebas-
tiani, General Paoli, who died long (21 years) since in Eng-
land I The electors understood well that this nomination
would be annulled, and had resolved upon it only to gain time
in order to agree upon their definitive choice."
Such a return could not be made in England, but " they
manage these things differently in France." The Govern-
ment is employed in sending large reinforcements to
Africa without waiting for the decision of the Chamber.
The following are extracts from the Journals :
MADRID, MARCH 14.—( Private Correspondence of the
Constitutionnel. )—Yesterday evening, Generals Cordova and
Seoane were summoned to the Royal Palace, and had a long
conference with the Queen Regent, and M. Ofalia, who pro-
posed to the former the command of the army, and to the lat-
ter that of Madrid. They both accepted, but on condition
that Espartero should be re-called to Madrid, before his com-
mand was taken from him. A courier has been dispatched to

the Army of the North, but it is doubted whether . Espartero
will fall into the snare. _ . .

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We find the following passage in the Commerce Beige of
Tuesday :
M. Wittock, the Cabinet messenger, arrived yesterday
evening express from London. We learn that he is the bearer
of important dispatches, some relative to the diplomatic nego-
ciations of the Cabinet of the Hague, the others to commercial
negociations between Belgium and Great Britain. In fact,
we see in the English Journals of the 17th, that M. Van de
Weyer transacted business on the 16th with the President of
the Board of Trade.

Our readers will remember that we announced, three days
ago, that a treaty of navigation and commerce between Great
Britain and Belgium was about to be negotiated. And what
does France, which saved Belgium, obtain by the efforts of
its Government? The National has the following paragraph :
" A fact worthy of attention took place in the sitting of the
Academy of Sciences on Monday. The Minister of War asked
for instructions for a scientific expedition to the Regency of
Algiers. Mr. Boryder St. Vincent very warmly urged the
propriety of beginning the observations with Constantine and
its enviruns, because, said he, that France will not much longer

occupy the territory of Constantine. The words spoken in the
Academy are certainly very far from having an official charac-
ter ; but they are not wholly without value, when we con-
sider the habitual intercourse of the Speaker with the 'War
Department. Can it be seriously in contemplation to aban-
don our new conquest? Can it be so soon forgotten what the
occupation of Constantine has cost France?"-Le Commerce.
FRENCH FUNDS.--Pasts, AIARCII 22.
Five per Cents., 107 f. 7.5 c. 65c. 90c. 80c.
Four per Cents., 10If. 90c.
Three per Cents., 80f. 115 e. 30c.
Bank Actions, 2,650 f. 2,660 f. 2,650 f.
dente de Naples, 99f. 30c.
Roman Five per Cents.. lel% %3,.
Spanish Actives, 20% )4}6.
Spanish Passives, 4%4.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 104%.
Belgian Bank, 1,475 t. 1,48511 1,4901.
Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents. 1914.
Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 5534.
Haytian Loan. 400 f.
EICDANOR ON LONDON.
Onemonth, paper, 25f. 50c ; money, 25t. sne
Three months, paper, 25f. 37 ; inoney, 25f. 37%c.
"LAST PRICES.
Five per Cents. 107 f. 90c.
Three per Cents. SOf. 35c.
Bank Actions, 2,650 f.
Romans, 101
Belgian Loan, 104%.
Belgian Bank, 1,40 f.
Portuguese Three per Cents., 19%.
Haytian Loan, 400 f.
Spanish Actives, 2039.
Spanish Passives, 436.