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LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1836

The Lords' Amendments to the Irish Church Bill
will be considered in the House of Commons on Tues-
day next, which we here mention for the purpose of
giving timely notice to All those Liberal Members who
may happen, just now, to be absent from the metro-
polis. Whatever he the motive for their absence—
whether it be a matter of business, or simply one of
recreation, we can scarcely conceive any so urgent as
to justify them in staying away from the House on
Tuesday night. The Tories will be sure to muster in
great force on that night, and we have at least a right
to expect that the Reformers will show as much zeal.
would be a sad reflection indeed on the public spirit
of the representatives of the people, if activity and
energy were to be confined exclusively to that party
which is bent only on perpetrating mischief. The
Opposition, we know, arc sanguine, and calculate
much on the meagre and inefficient array
of numbers that the Ministerial ranks will present ;
but their calculations are premature, and -they will as
silts-1y be disappointed as they were on the Carlow
election Affair, which they fully expected would have
had a far di:Ferent result to what it had. But in order
to ensure for tht;iy cause a complete triumph, and so
close the Session—as fat' As such a Session can be closed
—with eclat, it is absolute:y necessary that the Re-
formers muster with as much alacrii,y at their posts, as
ever they did at the most stirring periods of the Reform
13111. Not a man must be absent on any pretext save
that of serious ill-health. Let the Reformers act in
this manner, and once again the victory is theirs.

An interesting debate on the present state and pros-
pccts of Greece took place in the House of Commons
last night in the Committee on the Greek Loan Bill.
It will be seen by the report that several staunch Libe-
rals opposed the payment of the third instalment, from
a conviction that the money would be wasted to no
purpose—Greece being in as unsettled a state
now as she was when King OTIIO ascended
the throne. We do not anticipate any great good
from the payment of the loan ; but the question
is, ought we for the saving of such a trifle, or indeed
for the saving of any sum, disregard the faith of
treaties ? It is rumoured by the agents of Russia, that
the CZAR is opposed to the payment of the third in-
:2talment of the loan. This is true.: though the
creatures of Count NESSELRODE imagined, that the
only way to deceive a people so jealous of the designs
of Russia as the English, was by telling them the
truth. " Let us only succecd in spreading a report
that Russia is opposed to the payment of the
Loan," argued Count PAIILEN, " and the English
will at once declare that we desire it, and to thwart
us she will refuse to advance a penny—which is
just what we want. Let us tell the truth, and the
Parliament of Great Britain Will assume the con-
trary as the fact ; and then, when C;r;:re is no more
the nursling of France and England, the h;LPErtoIZ
may make a spontaneous offer of his services in de-
fence of the nationality of the kingdom of Greece. It
will then be too late for British interference ; besides,
the bad faith of the nation will serve as an excellent
justification of all ulterior proceedings on the part of
the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh."

That meddling priest, the Bishop of EXETER,
Could not let the Maniage Bill pass the House of

Lords without stamping it with the impress Of his
own pharisaical character. The very object for which
this Bill was introduced, was to relieve those who were
a,arieved by being compelled to participate in re •
ligtous rites of which they could not conscientiously
approve. It declared that which the laws of all civi-
lizA nations admit, namely, that marriage is essen-
tially a civil, not a religious contract ; and having
carefully provided for the legal performance of the
act, it left the married parties at liberty,
either to follow it up with such religious cere-
inonies as they might think proper, or if they dis-
approved of religious ceremome.3, to omit them
alto-
gether. For our own part, we think a religious service
well calculated to make a beneficial impression on the
mind on such an occasion, but the whole benefit consists
in this service being voluntary. If it be compulsory, if
it in any way go against the conscience, it evidently
can produce none of the effects which the advocates
of a religious ceremony expect, or pretend to expect,
from it. The Right Rev. Prelate, however, thinks
differently. He is for a religious ceremony at all ha-
zards. Not being much troubled by scruples of con-
science himself, he can have no fellow-feeling for those
who are. He accordingly moved an amendment last night
which, as a matter of course, was carried, that an oath
should be taken by the parties about to be married,
:he consequence of which will be that the Bill will be
lost. This is one of the blessed effects of passing the
Established Church Bill so precipitately. The Right
Rev. Fathers are safe. They have secured the main
chance, and may now do as they list.

Letters and papers from Madrid to the 20th inst.
have been received. On the evening of the 17th,
a crowd of persons assembled in the streets,
preceded by a band of music, for the purpose
of serenading the Liberal candidates at their re-
spective residences. They first went to the house
of MENDIZABAL, where they played several pa-
triotic airs, and thence proceeded to the abode of
another of the newly-elected Procuradores. In the
meantime the Governor of Madrid was informed that
an insurrection had commenced in the capital, and
General QUESADA sallied forth at the head of his
Guards to preserve the public tranquillity. In the
street Del Principe the Gallant General came up with
the chiefs of the conspiracy—but no, we shall not
attempt to describe what. followed. We shall give the
account of the Gallant General's sagacity, intrepidity,
and patriotism, in his own words. The following is
the official report drawn up by himself:—
" Having proceeded on the night of the 17th to visit the
forts of the garrison, accompanied by my staff and three
officers, I met about one o'clock a number of individuals
traversing the street Del Principe, and entering that of Peli-
grog with flambeaux. I asked them what were their inten-
tions. They said to play some music. I immediately per-
ceived that they sought to trouble the public tranquillity, and
told them to disperse. They began to fill the air with cries
and imprecations, until a patrol arrived and dispersed them.
I was sorry to perceive amongst them many dressed in the
uniform of the National Guards, whom I arrested, and took
notes of their names and domiciles, &c. The occurrence is a
very serious one, if it be considered that at this moment the
Pretender's partisans are employing craft and intrigue, in
order to divide the Liberals."
This is Spanish all over. The Gallant General,
who, at the head of his guards fearlessly attacked and
dispersed a mutinous band of musicians, women, and
children of both sexes, assembled together for the
traitorous purpose of singing and dancing by torch-
light, deserves to have a statue of gold raised to his
memory in the very street where so signal a victory
was achieved. We congratulate the QUEEN'S Go-
vernment on its happy deliverance from this violin-and-
castinet-conspiracv. The opportune arrival of QUE-
SADA saved the capital from the infliction of much
execrable music—a dreadful calamity in a time of civil
commotion. The correspondent of a Morning Con-
temporary, who was present in the capital on the night
of the 17th, writes a most dolorous account of the
state of alarm which pervaded the countenances of the
leading members of the Cabinet on this trying occa-
sion. Of course IsTuniz feels convinced that MEN-
DIZABAL intended making a Jericho affair of it, and
that but for the activity of the gallant QUESADA,
the walls of the city would have tumbled
about his ears. However, on the morning of
the 18th, not a trace of the dangers of the
preceding night were visible. On the first ap-
pearance of QUESADA'S immortal warriors boys,
women, children, and catgut-scrapers all with one accord
scampered off to bed without so much as breaking a
single pane of glass, or doing any other damage what-
soever. In fact, they had neither provided themselves
with arms, nor had they any accomplices, their evident
design being to storm the city by music only.
The Gazette announces, on the authority of a
despatch from the Captain-General of Valencia, dated
the 15th, that CABRERA had raised the siege of
Gaudesa, after having 65 killed and 150 wounded,
including ROCII, PEDRO, and two other Chiefs.
General BRETON was preparing to occupy the place,
with a large force. The Espagnol publishes a letter
from Corunna, dated the 9th, in which the following
passage occurs :—" Within the last three days thirty
ships at least have entered this port, carrying above
600 emigrants from Oviedo, Gijon, Aviles, and other
parts of the Asturias. Their flight has been deter-
mined by the approach of the rebels, and the fear
which has taken possession of the inhabitants on be-
holding the authorities first take to their heels,
although 2,500 men had assembled to resist the Car-
lists until the arrival of General ESPARTERO, who
was but two days' march distant. So 'great has been
the panic, that nobody can tell what the enemy's force
was.

On the subject of GOMEZ'S expedition, referred to
by the correspondent of the Espagnol, we find the
following in the Sentinelle de Pyrenees of the 23d
" According to intelligence brought the day before yester-
day by a cliasseur, from Santander, who left that place on the
18th, the column of Gomez has been totally defeated at Can-
gas de Tineo, and lost its ammunition and a great number of
muskets, and had 500 men killed or wounded. In the Astu-
rias and Gallicia there is but one cry, and that is against Cor-
dova. It was reported, two days ago, that the Christino
troops had entered Estella, but the rumour was unfounded.
General Bernelle did advance in the direction of Estella, but
he stopped at Oteyza, where a trifling guerilla engagement
took place. The General's troops set fire to some fields of
wheat about to be cut, and others that had had been cut, and
then retired to Larraga. The Cellist Junta of Estella have
quitted that town."

The bravery of General BERNELLE, in setting fire
to the harvests of the poor Navarrese husbandmen, is
worthy of being engraved on the Quesada-Column.
T'►is is not the way to extinguish the flames of civil
war in the Basques.
The Memorial Bordelais of tl►e 24th instant, states
!.hat on the 16th au interview had taken place between
Corti3ovA and VILLAREAL, at a spot agreed upon,
which lasted for seven hours. At six in the evening
they separated, CORDOVA returning to his head-
quarters at Vittoria, and VILLAREAL proceeding to
Salinas. The object of this interview between the
Christino and Carlist Commanders-in-Chief has not
been stated.

The above includes the only intelligence from Spain
worthy of notice. As to the elections, no decided
opinion can be yet given respecting the strength of the
different parties. Valencia, Avila, Guadalaxara, Se-
govia, Cordova, Almeira, and Seville have returned
representatives favourable to IsTurtrz ; but Toledo,

13adajos, Malaga, and Caceres have returned persons
who profess themselves zealous supporters of MEND!-
ZABAL. Is Tull tz, and GALIANO have been re-

elected for Cadiz.

The whole of the Paris Papers of Wednesday have
been received. The fetes of• July had commenced,
but they excited no lively interest, in consequence of
the detertnination of the KING to remain shut up in
the Tuilleries. The following extracts from the
Journals contain all that is worthy of notice in these
Papers :-
46 We can guarantee the important intelligence that follows,
just received by telegraph :—The most brilliant victory hi-
therto obtained in Africa has been gained in the entire defeat
of Abdel Kader by the forces under General Bugeaud. Abdel
, Bader was wounded, his horse killed under him, a great
nui,L
Francel-,er of prisoners taken, many of whom have been sent to
Chim and five hundred heads of Arabs were
brought
.:_
ous Douaires."—ConstitutionneL
on in ;n ere,
in
by the viet.,:.
t il
Monday
evening the King trai.: cted business with the
Ministers of the Interior, of the Finances, ana : Justice.
The Austrian Ambassador, the Pope's Nuncio, the Prussian;
Portuguese, Brazilian, and Greek Ministers, the American
Charge d'Affaires, Marshal Clause], M. Persil, the Duke de
Castries, General Durosnel, and Admiral Jacob, bad the
honour of being received by his Majesty. Prince Talleyrand
was received by the Queen, Yesterday morning General