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species of discreditable po.arer, as the Noble and Learned Lord
cabs it, which is to be vested in me : but in the first place
to restore, I trust, the supremacy of the law—and next, to be
the humble instrument of conferring upon the B, itish North
American provinces such a free and liberal Constitution as
shall place them on the same scale of independynce as the rest
of the possessicJ:s of Great Britain, and as shall trill to their
own immediate honour, welfare, and prosperity."
We shall to-morrow return to this subject.

It will be seen from the debate of last night that
Lord G LENEI,G, gave a satisfactory explanation, which
could not be obtained from Lord Joti-s• RUSSELL, re-
lative to the appointment of the Commissionrrs for
Lower Canada. They arc very properly to be elected
by the present constituent body. We are glad to find
his Lordship so explicit. His words are There
are now five districts in Lower Canada from which
we propose to have these representatives chosen under
the present franchise." Lord BROUGGAM—" I3v the
whole of the present electors ?" Lord GLENELG—
" By the whole of the present electors." Any arrange-
ment less favourable to the inhabitants of the Lower
Province would have been received as a mockery of
justice, and we cannot see, if Ministers had made up
their minds, why this was not announced at first.

The whole of the Paris Papers of Wednesday have
been received. The following are extracts fiom them:—
HANovER, JAN. 11.—King Ernest has convoked the
States, agreeably to the Constitution of 1819, for the 20th
of February next. Many arbitrary changes have been in-
troduced by his Majesty in the Electoral Law, as established
by that Constitution, with the view of increasing the number of
Members of the House of Noblemen, and of reducing that of
the Deputies. The King promises to submit a new funda-
mental law to the approbation of the States.— Commerce.

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Our private corrrspondence from the frontiers of Spain details at
great length the manner in which the English naval force occupies
Pas:ages, and fortifies itself there. Every day fresh solders are landed
The particulars transmitted to us, and respecting the correctness of
which it is impossible for us to raise the least doubt, positively contra-
dict the assertions lately made in the Tribune on the same subject, by
the Minister of Foreign Affairs.—Private Correspondence of the Ga.
zette de France.
BATO:4NR, JAN. 13.—M. Mole declared to the Chamber of Peers, in
the debate on the Address, that the English had erected only a redoubt
at Passages. This pmves that the Ministry is ill served by its agents,
and that it ought to change them—or that it knowingly deceives
France.
We all know that Lord John Hay has caused a citadel of hewn stone to
he built, that several forts have also been erected between that place and
St. Sebastian, that the garrison of British troops amount to 1,250 Ma.
rines, and that every English vessel that arrives at St. Sebastian, lands
without noise, little detachments of 20 or 30 men. If the Mole
Ministry had any frankness, they would make known to the Cham-
ber the remonstrances that are addressed to them by the merchants
every day. Merchants point out the immense loss which they sustain,
in consequence of the policy adopted towards Spain, the Ports of which
are invaded by the English in that country, by its contraband trade, and
by the immense supplies with which it furnishes the two parties contend.
ing for the Throne of Spain, and annihilate our commerce. What faith
can he given to the words of the Ministry when we hear its President
deny in the Tribune what we all know here ? We have seen the
fortifications of Passages, and have seen the material for erecting them
supplied.—Gazette de France, Jan. 7.
PARIS, Jaw. 16.—We are still without news from Madrid later than
the 7th. A letter of that date says that the conduct of Espartero is se-
verely criticised. Four mails from France, and the Ministers were ex.
pecting with great impatience the result of the Address of the Chamber
of Deputies en the affairs of Spain.
Troubles at Murcia, Canada, and Malaga arc spoken of.
Want of money everywhere hinders military operations, and people
are astonished to see the Carlists keep the field in spite of the rigour of
the season.—Le Commerce.

It is said that the Earl of Durham, on being applied
to by the Government, refused the arduous and respon-
sible office of Governor-General of the British posses.
sions in North America, and at last undertook it only
at the personal request of the Sovereign.

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Lord Glenelg likened the conduct of Lord Brougham
last night to that of Cataline, and ended the climax 'w
comparing him to the Great Thunderer veiling himself
in clouds. It is amusing to see the contrast which his
Lordship drew between an old colleague, ever fore-
most in the cause of Reform, and a political opponent,
the Duke of Wellington, ever among the lass.

MARKETS.-(THIS DAY )
CORN EXCHANGE.

There are small arrivals this week of both Grain and Flour; and the
navigation of the River being stopped by ice, the trade for every ar,
tide is in a state of suspension. There is some business doing in Flour
at rather higher prices.

ARRI V ALS.
Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. Flour.
ElngliFh
Irish - 7,630
Foreign - -