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certainly had not read the ‘tessaLie of the President in
the same way the lion. Gentle.oan understood it. As
he read it, he underst, oti it to say, g.-n -rally, that Eng-
land and France ha,l been on the best terms during the
transactions that bad taken place within the last year, in
reft,r,nce t ► Rome; but with reference to the expedi-
tion to Rome, he could say we were in no way involved
in it.'

"' No way involved in it.' No doubt his Lordship
could safely say this.
" Mr. Home never meant to irquire whether we had
supplied the French troop; with ammunition, or given
them atonal aid in men or money. It would never have
occurri dto him to put such a question. What be says
it, simply this:—• It is publicly alleged that we had con-
curred in the proceedings of the French against Rome,
and I regret to observe that it is confirmed in the Speech
of the President, which affirms that we agreed to, and
concurred in these proceedings. Now the question I
would ask is, did we, or did we not?' His Lordship
knew that to give a true and direct answer as to our
concurrence would be to admit the fact; aware that he
was speaking within hearing of the newspaper re-
porters, and that its answer would make its way over the
kingdom the next morning on the wings of the broad
sheet, he rides off on an ambiguous term—' with respect
to the expedition to Rome, he could say we were in no
way involved in it.'

Nothing is so useful in Parliamentary logic, when a
Member is hard run, as the use of words which slide
easily from one sense into another.
" It cannot fail to be remarked as somewhat singular
that Lord John Russell should say that, He had not
read the Message of the President in the way the Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Hume) understood it.' What difference
is to be found in these versions? As Mr. Hume read it,
it averred that our Government were advised of the
hostile preparations that were making by France against
Rowe, and offered no objection to them. As I read it,'
says Lord John Russell, I understood it to say, that
England and France had been on the best terms during
the transactions that had taken place within the last year
in reference to Rome.' Can the most critical perception
separate the two meanings? The confession comes out
stronger as Lord John proceeds, for be proceeds thus:—
" The French Government had asked our opinion as to
the propriety of their joining in the conferences at Gaeta;
and we said in reply that we had no objection to the
French Government sending a Minister to join in that
conference.'
" We have here the disclosure of a most important
fact. The French Government did not take a single step
until they bad obtained the sanction of the British Ca-
binet. They would not even suffer their Minister to
proceed to Gaeta without taking counsel from Downing-
street as to the propriety of so doing. The matter for
consultation was—' Would it be good policy for Franct,
to concern herself with the special interests of the Pope
as determined upon at Gaeta, or to carry out her own
views, and leave those interests to abide the result?' The
answer given was such as our privileged vanity entitled
us to return—' We have no objection to your sending
Minister to join that conference.' The fl sttering dete•
rence wild to the judgment of our Ministers by the Re.
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Englishmen hive a deep stake in these questions, let u
pt out- ed to profit by every additional light that is thrown
upon them."

This reasoning is so clear and close that there is n.
evading it. This pamphlet, as our readers wil.
perceive, comes from a powerful pen. Tnere are on.
or two names whispered as the writer, but we attact
but little credit to the rumour as to either. That hi
is of no party, and is as thoroughly well informed a
to the past as the present state of political affairs, i-
evident, and his disclosures have already produced r
sensation. ',Chat the striking prophecy contained it
the title-page is in a train of fulfilment we full)
believe. In our opinion the events of every passing
day are bringing is nearer to its accomplishment.

PENDENNIS. By W. At Thackeray. Part IX
'Lhe present number commences a new era in the
existence of Mr. Pen. He has left the country and
located himself in chambers in the Temple, as a law
student and litterateur, and is indulging in_ day
dreams of vast annual sums of treasure which he is
to realise by the exercise of his pen.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen and Prince walked us usual this morning
in Osborue-park at an early hour.
Ilis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the
younger members of the Royal Family walked and rode
it; the grounds. _ _

There was no addition yesterday to the Royal dinner
party.

Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians and the
Countess de Neuilly arrived in town yesterday morning
from St. Leonard's, paid a visit to her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, and partook of a dejeuner with her
Royal Highness, at her residence, Clarence•bouse, St.
James's.
His Royal Highness Prince George visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday.
Mr. Capriole, from Canada, had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Sir Hedworth
Williamson bad also an interview with his Lordship
yesterday.
A deputation on the subject of the Royal Pavilion at
Brighton. consisting of Lord Alfred Harvey, M.P., Cap-
tain Pechell, M.P., Mr. Slight, clerk to the Commis-
sioners of the town of Brighton; Messrs. Faithful],
Freeman, and Cobb, had an interview with the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests on Tuesday,
at their office, in Whitehall place.
Mr. Laing transacted business yesterday at the Office
of the Commissioners of Railways in the Board of
Trade.
Lady John Russell was safely delivered of a son on
Tuesday night. The Countess of Minto arrived in
town on Tuesday night, and yesterday morning went to
Lord John Russell's residence, Pembroke Lodge, Rich -
buond Park.

HER MAJESTY'S TII EATRE.—IIer Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent honoured the performance at her
I,lajesty's Theatre on Tuesday evening with her pre
ience—the suite in attendance upon her Royal Highness
,ncluded Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady Fanny Bruce, the
Baroness de Speth, and Lord James Murray. Her
Royal Highness occupi. d her Majesty's box. Her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accom•
panted by her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess
at M. cklenburg Strelitz and his Royal Highness Prince
George of Cambridge, also honoured the theatre with
their presence. The Prince and Princess Metternich
snd the Count and Countess Mahon had the honour or
accompanying the Royal party. The suite in attend-
ince upon their Royal Highnesses included the Baron
Kneseb. ck and Mr. St. John Milt:luny. The Royal
party occupied her Majesty the Queen Adelaide's box
Amongst the visitors were his Grace the Duke of Wel-
lington and the Marchioness of Douro, the Duke and
Duchess of Mont o-e, the Duke and Duchess of Cleve-
land and Lady Augusta Paulet, the Duchess of Leeds
.01c1 Misses Lane Fox, the Duke and Duchess of Beau-
fort and the Ladies Somerset, the Duke of Leeds, the
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dame Van der Weyer, his Excellency the Danish Ma-
the Countess Reventlow and the Countesses
Hilda and Malvina de Reventlow, his Excellency the
Brazilian Minister and Madame la Marquis de Lisboa'
, ins Excellency the Portuguese Minister, his Excellency
the Minister from the Argentine Republic, his Excel-
lency the Minister of Costa Rica, M. de Berg, M. de
jtraten?sl M. Thalia Rulli, his Excellency the Neapo-
liter; Minister, the Earl of Besborough, the Earl of Car-
digan, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl
of Falmoi;th. , the Earl and Countess of Pembroke, the
Countess of Essex, the Countess of Westmoreland, the
Countess of Zarrington and Lady Jane Stanhope, the
Earl and Countcss of Granville, the Earl of Munster,
the Earl and Countess Bruce, the Earl and Countess of
Uxbridge, Lady EMOrne Vesey, the Earl and Countess
of Kilmorey, the Viscount Somerton, the Viscount
Enfield, the Viscount Dupplin, the Viscount Anson, the
Viscount Canterbury, the Viscount and Viscountess
Maidstone, the 'Viscount Emlym, the Viscount and
Viscountess Lasc,slles, the Viscount Ranelagh, Lord
Ward, Lord and L.:14 Ernest Bruce, Lady Rachel
Russell, Lord Francis ta amerset and Miss Somerset, Lord
Elphinstone, Lord G. Pa:et,
Lord Sandys, Lord Harry
Vane, Lord W. Lennox, :
LN George Gordon Lennox,
Lady Gordon Lennox, Lord A: thus Lennox, &c.
TENT-GARDEN.—Her
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, CC;
Majesty's box was occupied on Tueda2J, Mr.ever. Frederickn
visitors
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Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady F.
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and Captain William Peel. Among the
the Marquis of Douro, the Marquis and Mart,Sneas of
Ailesbury, the Marchioness Dowager of Westmesa: and
the lion. Mrs. Henry Murray, the Countess of Malnies-
bury, the Earl of Wilton, the Countess Dowager of
Essex and Miss Johnstone, the Earl of Belfast, Lady
Charlotte Denison, the Countess of Egremont and Lady
Howard de Walden, the Countess of Glengall, Earl
Compton, Viscount and Lady Marian Alford, Lady
Catherine Cusp, Lady Amelia Cust, and Lady Caro-
line Cust, Viscount Maldon, Viscount Exmouth,
Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Sydney, Viscount Can-
tilupe, Lord Leveson Gower, Lord Leigh and the Hon.
Augustus Leigh, Lord Arthur Hay, Lord Templeton,
Lord Ward, Sir John Hall and Lady Hall, Sir Henry
Webb, Lady Quentin, Lady Brougham, Lady Morgan,
Sir Francis Lawley and Lady Lawley, Hon. B. Lawley
and Lady Elizabeth Lawley.
DEATH OF JOHN HAY MACKENZIE, ESQ.—Tbig
gentleman, the father of the Marchioness of Stafford,
died on the 9th, at Cliefden, near Maidenhead, after a
long and painful illness. He was a gentleman of con-
siderable fortune, and the representative of the old Earls
Cromarty. The deceased gentleman was, to all ap-
pearance, enjoying good health when his daughter was
married last month to the Duke of Sutherland's son ;
but, to the extreme grist of all his family connexions, he
expired on Monday afternoon as above, the Marquis of
Stafford by his decease succeeding to a princely fortune
and landed inheritance.
ABOLITION OF " KING EDWARD'S STaaas."—On
Saturday a special session was held in the Court-house.
Osborne-street, Whitechapel, pursuant to a uotice issued
by Mr. Thomas Reynolds, the high-constable of the
Tower Hamlets, " for the purpose of considering the
propriety of discontinuing or stopping up. a certain court,
alley, or place called King Edward's Stairs, on the south
shit Wappiug High.,,treet, leading. out of a cerpi
:y tiv, river Thames. and, being wholly bituace
within the said parish of St. John s, Wapping." After
the magistrates being satisfied that
High-street into a certain
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highw9y millet Wapping
niggiCep ordered theol to be stopped.
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