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ment had gene no farther—hut if internal events
rendered the emplquient of other means necessary, it
wolt:c1 not fail in' the duties which the interests of
France imposed. As to Italy, France had no tent itorial
or immediate interest there., but, having constant rela-
tions with that country, she ought to attach a great
importance to the miintenanca of peace there. The
chief condition of that peace was the existence of a goad
intelligence between the Government and the people
governed; the only true policy of France was to call
' attention constantly to that condition, and to favour
everything that was calculated to maintain it. It was a
truly noble sight to behold the Sovereign Pontiff carry-
ing out wholesome reforms—so greed a spectacle had
not before been given to the world! There was no fear
that the Pope would forg,4 the principles of order
and authority that ought always to preside over such
efforts; and all the European Governments woul
commit an enormoui hunt, he might almost as.,
a crime, if they did not support him with all
their force in the difficult task which he had undertaken.
They ought to be the more ready to lend their aid and
countenance, that the enterprise presented gri at chances
of success. For Governments entering on the path of
reform, the greatest danger was to be apprehended
from the extreme parti-s•' it was to the m,,de rate section
of society alone to which it appertained to carry out
reforms—to accomplish moral revolutions. At th. pre-
sent moment such a moderate part) was beginning to
appear in Italy. In pros-nee of the extreme parties, the
intelligent and moral forces of :he country had compre-
hended the neces ity of putting themselves forward, and
supporting the Pope and his policy. The ditty of
France was to afford them aid—to support the Govern-
ment and the moderate party. Such was the natural
mission of France everywhere, and particularly in
Italy.
" Count de bl.mtalembert wished the Hon. Minister
to say something on the late men soon of Ferrara by
the Austrian troops. —The act was certainly a very
grave one.
" The a;inister of -Foreign Affairs—The act was by
no means certain; and he was inclined to think that it
had not taken place. Consequi ntly, he must be per-
mitted to remain silent both as to the fee. and the right."
In commenting on this expose of M. GuizoT's po-
licy the Constitutionnel says—
" As regards Switzerland, M. Guiz it has taken a part
which is really convenient. He denies all the inten-
tions that have been ascribed to him, or rather of which
facts, those incorruptible witnesses accuse him, but he
persists in his policy. •Thus he affirms that he never
pretended to mix him elf up in the internal affairs of
Switzerland ; tout he never meant to rouse it the r ght
of modifjitg its einisteution ; that he never thought of
a foreign intervention us a means of restraining the
flight of Helvetic liberalism. Weat then signify the
threatening notes which he has caused to be addressed
to the Verort ? What the complicity of the Cabinet
reasonMazpoitaomanbditpastinlplya calumny. The present
put forward with inverter
with Austria ? There is a simple reason, according to
nbMa,bviGeement of Switzerland, accordii g to what M.
Guizot says, is owing to the basest, the most subver-
sive passions. All the world may have believed that
there is an honest and regular Government in Switzer-
land, but no, there are only anarchy, baseness, and
cominueistn. This is what M. Gu.z t combats, and
not the iwpie,cr•pt•ble right of Switzerland to govern
itself, a d to put its constitution in harmony with
new wants and interests. But. this right which he would
be disposed to recogeise in, for example, a wise Swizz- r-
land, a Switz-rland Austrian and Absolutist, he re:uses
to this anarchical :-!witz 'Hand, which commits the taultof
Putting in prac-ice the principles iit the revolution whicn
have been so boldly repudiated by our Government. On
the whole, it is aeainst an opinion, that 41.. Guizot makes
war in Switzerland ; it is against an opinion that he
draws up notes; it is to combat an opinion that he sus-
tains the insurieciiiirial league of the a yen cantons.
Now remark that thisJipiiiion according to him is in a
majority in ti e Helve is republic ; it unites thirteen
votes in the Diet. It- is-then to the majority of Swit-
z-rland, to the cantons tee most populous, the richest,
the most innustrious, the most liberal, the rii..st devoted
to Franc?, that he addressed the insu is of his speech of
yesterda). An absurd policy, and cenirary to ail our
interests! a calumny which is wily a pretext, and which
hides an adopted pert of servile') following Austria, in
order to escape in appearance from the real isolation in
which the Government has so abl) placed itself ! In
reply to the second part of the qm,stions of M. de
Flavigny, M. Guiz it could only tinu en Italy, mind on
the noble Of .rte of the rope, some vagu, generalities,
which do not engage him either with respect to the Holy
Father or to Austria, and which leave him perfectly free
to toliow, acciirdeng to circumstances, one or the other."
It is clearly the -true interest of France to support
and encourage in every possible manner the liberty
of Switzerland and Italy ; but the national interests
of France are sacrificed to the personal interests of the
dynasty, which repudiates its revolutionary origin,
and is content to reign by the grace of Austria, so
that it is permitted to exploiter Spain as well as
France, fur the benefit of the family.

A letter from Toulon of the 31st ult. says "We
think we can announce in a positive manner that the
Labrador carries out an order to the Prince DE Jong-
viLms to return immediately to Toulon with the
,quadron under his command. It appears that the
presence of our fleet on the coasts of Italy, at the
moment when Austria is assuming a menacing atti-
tude, is become an embarrassment. The PRINCE in•
tended going this year, as the last, to Tripoli, in
Barbary, and had already sent forward to these lati-
tudes the Panama steamer, which returned from Na-
ples on the 19th."

COUPS AUTIIENTIQUEtTARIS. AUGUST 4.—Five per Cents.,
IlBf. 25c. 35c. 40c. 50e. 45!'• 40c. 35e.: Four per Cents, 101 f.
50c.; Three per Cents., t. 76t. 95e. , Treasury Bonds, 51A., ;
Bank of France, 3,2,01.; Obligations of the City, 1,2851.;
Neapolitans, Rlthsehild's def., 101 t; GOc. ; Rotnans, 9814 14
98f.; Belgian Five per cents-, 1842, 1003 i, ; ExchMnge Ott
Lonkion
money,—o e m0n0,,25. paper, 2sf. 20e. ; money, 25 20; three
months,

BUSINESS DONE IN !,(:)
E FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCI. EXCHANG, AUGUST 5.
Dutch Rhenish, 3—Northern of France, 11:—Orleans
and Bordeaux, s—Sambre and Ileum, 7.

ARRIVALS AT THE ROYAL ALBION HOTEL, RAMS-
GATE.—, Huse, HarmanosE.--ir Ronb
Rev. Dr. Ashurst, Gee. Pi.lloek, L•rd Skelwersdale and
d
family, the Dowager Vist,ountess Romney, Prince and
ALtn,
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.a(eirit.a Cinoil m ) ti,E. sto) E
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a,,d
Pr neess Dona arid :mite, from 'he continent.
The Duke and Duchess of Buceleuch have arrived
at Da;keth Yrl,ce. ihe Noble Duke honoured the otti
et- rs or the Midlothian Ye,.intinr) with his company to
d.nner at Edinburgh, on Friday last.

PUBLIC DINNER TO THE LORD ADVOCATE OF
SCOTLAND.—Ou Monday evening a public dinner was
given by the inhabitants of Lehr, to the Right Hoe.
the
Lord Advocate, in the Triitity-house. The Hun. the
the Right Hon. the Lord
Provost of Leith occupied the chair, supported on the
Gird w
.ytt.rii:s‘p•iri.l:olr)a.Svciadlse,sm;. till
John
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Edinburgh,rt
edisi
ut.Advocate,
rciaan dga,
BtnhaE,eii
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Bathe Callender,
Jams leYl
Smith, Esq., Master of the Trinity House, acted as
croupier, supported by A. J. Logee, Esq., J. G. Thomson,
ENisiciter George Berry,
B
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q.,
Smith,reainong ta.
John
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given on the occasien:—" The health of the Lord Adto
ie,t,.;" 66 The health of Mr Gibson Craig;" by the. Lord
A vacate, " he Provost, Magetriees, end Council of
b andyMr c
.G.oeinmrujet ,t Presperity to the poet and
slipping,the ciel interests of Leith;" by
11r. Berry, " May the resuit of the elee ions new pro•
eeeding conduce to the good gime/une:it and cons quent
welfare of the country:" by the Rev. Mr. Steveiison,
" The cause of education;" by the chairman, " The
Lord Provost and elagistrate, of Edinburgh;" by Mr.
Mitchell, '6 lewd Murray;" by the croupier, ..'roe
clergy of Leith, 01 all 41,1101011taliOlift," by the Lord Ad-
vocate, " 1 he chairman;" by Bailie Girdwood, " Incur-
byMr. L 'gam, "Civil and religious
croupier, "The flat hour and dock eom-
lpiobreartti;;nn s
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theeith
missionere;" by the. Rev. Dr. Harp, r, " Charita, le in
stitutions of Leith;" by Mr. Thom, "The croupier and
the Trinity House of Leith."—North British Mail.
THE LATE SIR GEOP.GE MARTIN.—The mortal
remains of this aged and distii guistied officer were in-
ferred yesterday at. Lee Church, Kent. The funeral
was comparatively private, being etterided only by the
immediate relstive, of the deceased. The funeral ser-
vice was read by the Rev. Mr. Se mes, after which the
coffin was; consigned t.' the family vault.
The Duke of Devon Shire left Devonshire House
yesterday for Chatsworth, Derby's!) xe, where his Grace
will receive a family circle up to Tuesday next, and
then repair to Bolton Abbey.
DIORAMA, RbGENT'S PARK.--The following have
been amongst the recent visitors at this establtehmeet,
r—TheDuke and Duchess of Atholl, the Marquis of
Ailesbury, Leidy G. Grey, Mrs. Payuter, Bunsen,
Esq., and family, the Countess of Cliarlemont, Viectunt
Feilding, the Hon. Mr. 'Fodor., the Earl of Euston, the
Ladies Bentinek, the lion. Frederick West, the Dowager
Countess of Charleville, &c.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and
Lady Caroline Grosven2r leave Grosvenor House to-day
-or Nunehata Park, cm a visit to the Archbishop of
York.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE METROPOLIS.—The sixth
report of the Commissioners for the Improvement of the
Metropolis has just been published. It chit fly relates
to the idea which has more than once been brought
forward, of erecting a public eationul record-office on
a scale of magnitude commensurate with the greatness of
Is
the country, and the number and value ef its public do,
cuments. The site which Mr. Bennethorne. the archi-
tect, proposes for the buildir:g is the Rolls estate, lying
between Chancery arid Fee er-lane. The estimated cost
of the building
175 000/.. the fi,tings 31,5001 ;the
se.; hou
• • and ground which it would be necessary to eur•
chase, 243,000 e ; making tile total coat 450,0001 It is
to be observed, however, that tide inclteli s the erection
of several short streets in the immediate neighbourhoud of
the proposed record-office.
FATAL COAL-PIT AcclDENT.—About nine o'clock
on the morning of Weeeee ley last, a fatal and meet dis-
tressing accident :occurred at a sinking pit, near Cause-
way-green, by which two men lost their lives. It ap
pears that the deceased, whose names were Joseph Bir-
chen and tid,tileS Weodheuse, hal been descending the
pit for the purpose of reliewne two other ne n who were
working below,
Ir, m ...on-cruse or tatter, part 4
the machir.cry broke, anti t, wsre drawn at a tr- trett-
thins rate up the ph, arid %sere thrown a crest d•stance
eft° the %ire bee eeca fed tall ttg tf.e haft tit. ail,
e,h
t 1
I'hc ihjuri • 1 110,evt.r, were of se set .00,
a nature that they shortly alt. rwards died. The in•
citl% ft were held op Tburdday,.7-Womdervii