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which covers the whole British Legion 'With dis-
!2race and dishonour, has been really resotted 't'ó by
Evans, under the desperate eircnrnstaße-4 b which he
was lined by the daily ti'esettion of his officers and
men. We tre not V, all surprised that the Officers of
the Legion in this country should endeavour to re-
move the stigma from their Commander-in Chief, by
contending that the blame ought to be thrown nev.l ti
Lord Palmerston, as it is front t!!•:•. 't the Po- I
reign Secretary that the tnetWVaila have naturally
derived the notion tl tireat Britain was co-operat-
ing with the Christinos to destroy the Carlists, and
that, in point of fact, we arc at war with Charles V.,
the rightful Monarch of Spain. The anomalous state
of affairs produced by Lord Palinerston's poliry
has naturally excited some curious spectilittio
as to our actual relations with the colttending
parties for the Sfianish Throne. Colonel Evans
perfectly understands the Foreign Secretary, and,
having received at 441 opportune moment most im-
portant assistance from our naval forces, he knows
that, although no official notification has. been given
of the. fact, we are waging war with , the Car-
•lists. The Member for Westminster is well aware
that the extraordinary body of marines sent. out, on
inland duty was intended .--as an effective military
aid. If, therefore, the Commander of the Legioli
should put into operation his savage decree, and a
British subject be murdered—for wilful murder it is
agreed upon all hands the crime would be considered
—the question would arise, how far Lor4 Palmerston
is an accessory before the fact ; and we question very
much whether his Lordship's plea of Colonel Evans
being an officer in the Spanish service, and come--
quently not responsible to him for his actions, might
avail him, as it would be diffienit to find any twelve
men who would not arrive at the conclusion that the
war carried on against the Carlists was illegal. The
mean, contemptil-iie, underhanded policy of Lord Pal-
. merston has, therefore, originated this execrable pro-
: clamatin, which has called forth the voice of public
indic;nation. Colonel
.Evans would never have dared
tb issue such an " Order" had he not felt that the Bri-
tish Government had used actual intervention to serve
the cause of Donna Isabella. This is no excuse
for the enormity of his offence ; but in what light
can the conduct .of Lord Palmerston be regarded,
who affects to say that he is not responsible, as a
Minister of the Crown, for the deeds of an expedi-
tion which he fostered and encouraged, and with 'which
British naval forces have been acting, and are now
acting, in concert? The question cannot be allowed
to rest where it is. The barbarous and inhuman
character of the civil war in Spain had totally changed
during the late Administration. The wisdom and
humanity of the Duke of WellinEton prompted the
Eliot convention—the folly and recklessness of Lord
Palmerston originated the Durango decree. Such are
the differences between Conservatism and Liberalism,
and their consequences are manifest. The Cabrera
cruelties are excelled in atrocity by Evans's' proclama-
tion, but' the former were perpetrated under the pro-
vocation of filial feeling, whilst the.latter, if allowed to
be carried into effect,. will have no palliative but the
inducement of mercenary motives. The law, how-
ever, is strong, and if British blood be shed, the tor-.
tuous policy of an imbecile Government will not be
sufficient to impede a just retribution.—Morn. Post.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-WEDNESDAY.

APPEALS.-THE BISHOP OF MEATH V. THE MARQUIS OF

WINCHESTER.

The 'Judges attended and delivered their opinions in this
case, which had been argued during the last session of Par-
liament. Their Lordships' opinion, as delivered by Lord
Chief Justice Tindal, on behalf of himself and his brethren,
was in favour of affirming the judgment of the Court below.
The Earl of DEVON moved that the judgment be post-
poned till he could communicate the opinion of the
Judges to Lord Brougham, before whom the case was ar-
gued. The judgment of the House would be given
within the present session.
Judgment postponed accordingly.

CHANCERY COURT-WEDNESDAY