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in the free-trade policy. It is now too firmly estab-
lished, and has borne too well the several te.ts" to
which it has been suhjected, to b 2 in any degree
injured by such puny attacks or flimsy argumf nts as
those with which it has been assailed by the Protec-
tionist leader.

A supplement of the Quotidiazw of Rome, of the
10th, Confirms the statement of the resignatidn of
Cardinal dmi, and of Cardinal FERRETTI, Legate of
Pesaro and Urbino, being appointed his successor.
The Holy Father had announced to him his no-
mination in an autograph letter, which contained
these words:—" Let your Eminence come then
to take this new charge. GoD is with us." Cardinal
FERRETTI, who belongs to a noble family of Ancona,
is fifty-two years of age. He was very intimate with
the POPE before his election to the Pontifical chair,
and has made himself remarked both by his firmness
and piety in the legation which he governed. He is
the brother of the Major FERRETTI who, in the time
of NAPOLEON, was considered one of the bravest
officers of the Italian army, and who lately refused
the Grand Mastership of the Order of Malta.
The POPE convoked on the Bth a congregation of
Cardinals, to take into consideration the municipal
law, and other urgent measures.

Madrid papers of the 16th have arrived.
The Faro, the organ of the Afrancesadoes, waxes
virtuously indignant at the speech of Lord PAL.
MERSTON on the non-payment of her debts by Spain,
and, after the manner of all dishonest and shame-
lessly fraudulent debtors when threatened with
" ulterior proceedings," bullies and swaggers :
" Spain (says the Faro) will pay England what she
owes her, not from any fear of her fanfaronnades, but
because she is anxious to fulfil obligations she has not
contracted in vain. We shall add that the British Go-
vernment, notwithstanding its power, is not at liberty
to take possession of Cuba and Porto Rico whenever it
suits its purpose, and we do not anticipate that it will
be able in future to strike the bold blows which Lord
Palmerston so emphatically announced at the close of
his speech. To-day even, the English Government
confuses that, if it interfered in the affairs of Portugal,
it w 2.8 because it feared that Spain would interfere
alone."

It is all very well for these Afrancesado gentlemen
to say " Spain will pay England what she owes her,"
but it would be better if they would tell us in what
year of our LORD all this is to happen.
The Correo, the organ of SALAMANCA, is dull and
pompous, as becomes a Ministerial organ, but not one
whit more honest than the Faro. " Base is the slave
that pays," should be the motto of the Ministers of
Spain, as it was of ancient PISTOL, but the day will
come when, like PISTOL, these gentlemen will, not-
withstanding all their swagger, quietly eat their leek,
and it is by no means improbable that Lord PALMERS•
TON may be their FLUELLEN.
The QUEEN, • who will remain at La Granja
until the end of August, pardoned two Carlist pri-
soners of the band of the Estudiente. The pardon
however, came too late, the poor fellows having been
shot at Burgos before its arrival.
The Correo states that a new protocol has been
signed at Lisbon, in accordance with the provisions
of which the English Marines have given up the
Castle of Foz, at Oporto, to the Spanish.
The Duke of SOTOMAYOR has published a letter
denying the accusations made against his Ministry,
of having fomented the differences between the KING
and QUEEN.

MADRID BOLSA, JULY 14.—The Three per Cents,
were done at 27 for cash; the Five per Cents. at 17k;
the Debt without interest, at 54; and the Coupons at 15,

'We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
The -National says—
"A rumour, which was generally credited, was circu-
lated at the Chamber yesterday, namely, that Marshal
Soult, having again sent in his resignation, the Council
of Ministers deliberated on it, and the offer was accepted.
A letter, it was rumoured, was immediately written to
Marshal Bugeaud, to offer him the portfolio of War,
and it was almost settled that M. Guizot should assume
the place of President of the Council. It appears certain
that M. Cunin Gridaine has expressed, in tome! terms,
his intention to withdraw, and that he is to be replaced
after the session, by M. Muret de Bort."
It is said that the resignation of M. CUNIN
Gas-
DAINE is owing to the discovery made by the Presse
that Messrs. CUNIN GamalNE and Son, of Sedan, had
been dabbling in Northern Railroad shares. The
appointment of Marshal BUGEAUD is significant. It
is a prelude not only to the break up of the Ministry,
but to a coup d'etat. One of the first acts of Marshal
if it be possibible to excite the opposition to a display
of physical force, the drama which the Marshal has
rehearsed in Algeria may perchance be performed in
Paris.

The trial of M. PELLAPRA, who has surrendered, is
o commence on Friday 23d.
The Ministry, in consequence of the discovery of
,he corruption of M. TESTE, coming as that discovery
did in corroboration of the charges of corruption
against other members of the Ministry, has been com-
pletely deprived of all moral power, as the following
scene which occurred during the debate in the Chain •
her of Deputies on the Lyons and Paris Railway Bill
will show.
M. L'HERBETTE, in denouncing the gambling prac-
tises on the Stock Exchange, said—
‘•Patriotism now-a-days means risking your money,
and whether on the Bourse or in the Chamber it was the
same thing.—(Exclamations from the Centre.)
" The President—I cannot allow the Chamber to be
compared to the Stock Exchange.—(Great agitation.)
"M. L'Herbette admitted there was some difference.
—(Loud cries of Order.)
"M. Gamier Pages—Go on, M. L'Herbette.
M. L'Herbette—You admit that Deputies may hold
shares, and vote in favour of the railway Bill in which
they are interested Why do you shrink from the con-
sequences of your own principle?
" M. Blanqui—lt is indecent.—(Uproar.)
"M. Gartner Pages—lt is the truth.
" M. L'Herbette—l am exercising my right.—(Loud
cries of • Order.)
" M. Plougolm —Never has the Chamber been com-
pared to the Bourse. It is scandalous.—(Cries of
Assent' from all parts, and Order.')
" The President, amidst the uproar, decided that the
comparison was disorderly.
" M. Lanyer called on the speaker to retract.
" M. Gamier Pages called upon him to do no such
thing.
" The Centre bellowed for retractation. The Left
counter bellowed.
"M. L'Herbette appealed sarcastically to the virtuous
indignation of M. Lanyer.
" M. Murat de Bort—We are all indignant.
" The Centre in a chorus—Yes, all indignant.
" The Left—No, not all.
"M. L'Herbette—Then, if you will, I appeal to all,
and demand if your virtuous indignation (explosion of
dissatisfaction from the Centre)—
" Several Voices—lt is an insult—Order, order—and
what the reporter 01 the Debats cells interpellations
diverses.
" The President—l cannot allow the Chamber to be
insulted. M. L'Herbette, I call on you to explain.
" The Centre—Order, order.
" The President—l have already called him to order,
and now he is going to make an explanation.
" M. de Lavalette—Such expressions cannot be per-
mitted.—(Prolonged agitation.)
" M. Gamier Pages—The country should know—
" The President—You cannot be allowed to speak ;
you are out of order.
" M. Blanqui—The scandal is in the language of the
speaker (M. L'llerbette).
" M. de Lasteyrie called on the Speaker to call ;%ll the
interruptors to order.
" M. L'Herbette said he had a right to explain.
" M. de Lavalette—You commenced your expla nation
with a fresh injury.
"M. de Puzy—Let the orator explain, unless you
have something else to propose.—(Agitation.)
"M. L'Herbette—Do not vex yourselves.—(Laut rhter.)
And he went on to say that his allusions had bee n to a
former Parliament, when the tours de la Bourse ursed to
be posted in that Chamber.
" The President—l never heard of such a fact.
" M. Luneau—lt is the fact.
" M. Dejean—lt is an invention.
"M. L'Herbette—The abuse subsisted form long
time. It had been cited against him the exec* itude
observed by Government towards the builders (sr the
fortifications. A Government sure of a people's low did
no;: want fortifications. To be sure it kept them. iv hen
the people were good enough to bestow them, bat for all
that did not care about thein.—(Laughter and marinas 2,
and so forth and so forth.)"

In the discussion on this Bill on Tuesday an
amendment was proposed by' M. FOIILD, to this
effect :—" Two years after the completir,n of the line,
and its being brought into work, the crimpany should
have the power of declaring -whether it intended to
keep the concession, or preferred to g ive it up; if in
the latter case, the State should reirn burse the com-

pany the amount of their useful expe: rises in Rentes
at par in Four per Cents," which w as, after some
discussion, rejected. Art. I of the GI wernment Bill
was then adopted, and the discussion oi. ened on Art.
2, which was continuing at post hou r.
The Union Monarchique says—": The
_alarming
rumours that have been current as to the s.'llte of
health of M. TESTS were yesterday confirmed. His
health is compromised •to such an extent tlia

family begins to feel serious fears. M. TESTE at-
tended by-Dr. CRUVE7LHEI and M. ItotyGET, phpi
ciao cif Luxembourg prison."

A demand in xeparation de Mews has just ben
formed by Mflle. MARIE CATHERINE TESTI, the wife
of M. TESTE.

Tne French squadron, consisting of four vesels
of the line and four frigates, under the command
of the Prince DE JOINVILLE, arrived at Palermo on
the 4th.

" The decline in the price of grain, which mani
fested itself last week," says the Echo Agricole, "has
been followed by another fall in all the markets.
Everywhere the harvest presents a splendid appear.
ante, which has been changed into a reality with
respect to all descriptions of grain in the southern
provinces, and for rye in the rest of France. In the
first days of August the reaping of wheat will be
general, and everything announces results superior to
those anticipated."
The Three per Cents. closed at 77f. 75c.; the Five per
Cents. at 118 f. 70c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2771.
53c. ; Rouen,972f 50c. ; Havre, 642 f: 50c.; Great Northern,
576 f. 25c. ; Avignon. 63611 25c. ; Vierzon, 586 f. 25c.; Bor-
deaux, 487 f. 50c.; Basle, 182 f. 50c.•' Paris and Strasburg,
422 f: 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 4:10f ; Paris and Lyons, 433 f.
75c.; Lvons and Avignon, 437 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and
Cette, 4581. 73c.; Spanish Three per Cents., 32141.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 21.
Lyons and Avignon (Constituted), DA—Namur and Liege,
6—Orleans and Bordeaux, sS,—Paris and Lyons, s—West
Flanders, 4%.

DEATH OF THE O'CONOR DON.

With profound regret ae have to announce the de-
cease of the Right Honuurable Dennis O'Conor, com-
monly called The O'Conor Don, one of her Ma-
jesty's Lords of the Treasury. His death occurred
this morning at seven o'clock, at his residence, 51, Pall-
mall West, where the Right Hon., the deceased gent!e-
man, was attended by two members of the Roman
Catholic priesthood, Maisigniore the Rev. Dr. Magee,
of Wesminster, and the Rev. Lee, of Warwick-
street. The O'Conor Don was a man eminently re-
spected in his public character, and more than esteemed
by those admitted to his friendship. His dirsolution is
described to have been serene, and consolatory to those
who witnessed it. The deceased was born in 1794, so
that he was in his fifty-third year. In 1824 he was
married to Mary Ann, daughter of Major Blake,
since deceased. He has occupied his seat in the House of
Commons, as representative of the county of Roscom-
mon, since 1831, so that he has been sixteen years a
Member of the British Parliament. As a politician the
O'Conor Don was an ardent and consistent Liberal; the
moral and social advancement of Ireland was among
his most fervent and perpetual aspirations ; as a
Roman Catholic, he was an advocate for a
more generalized system of Church endowment;
as a philanthropist, he was solicitous for the
removal of the more rigorous enactments from our
criminal jurisprudence ; as an Irishman, he was a Re-
pealer. The O'Conor Don was regarded as the chief
of the ancient family of the O'Conors, as his title
indicated.

SHERIFFS' CO URT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
WDOWALL v. PALMER.

--
This was an action brought to recover the sum of
11/. 16s. on a bill of exchange.
The defendant pleaded that he did not accept the bill.
The plaintiffs are warehousemen in the City, arid de-
fendant a farmer at Lakenheath, Norfolk. To prove
the plaintiff's case Mr. Fisher, a wine and spirit mer-
chant at Lynn, was called, and proved that he drew the
hill on the defendant. and the latter had, both before
and after the action was brought, admitted that he had
accepted the hill, but said that he had put in a plea
by the advice of his attorney to get time, and the only
reason he had not paid was, that he had been very un
fortunate with his crops for two or three yerrs.
Mr. J. Jackson, of Lynn, also deposed, that to the best
of his belief the signature was tbat of the defendant.
Mr. RENTIS said he could not make any defence
against such evidence as this, and he had been misled by
his brief, by which he was led to suppose that the bill
was ace, peed John Palmer, and defendant's name was
John William Palmer, but that being an error, he must
let the case go to the jury.
The jury found for the amount claimed.
MASSON n. DODSON.
The plaintiff in this action is the landlord of the Fea-
thers public-house in Great Wild-street ; the defendant
is a bookseller in Fleet-street. The claim was for 51.
10s., for money lent.
The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted.
The plaintiff's attorney stated the case. In February
and March last year the, defendant frequented the plain-
tiff's house ; and being a sporting character, was known
by the fancy name of " Walker. He would be able to
prove the loans of 11. 10s. and 21. ; with respect to the
other sum there might be some difficulty, as although
witnesses could prove, that other money was lent, they
could not speak to precis! annunt
Znhe were called,
and proved the loan of 21. and 1/. 103., and that defend.
ant said Chaffey (a fighting man) was to have anything
he wanted, as there was no difference between them, and
he would repay plaintiff,
The UNDER SHERIFF What is a fighting man ?
That is no profession, unless lie is a soldier—that is the
only fighting man the law recognizes. The witness—
He is a pugilist, a friend of defendant. 1/. was sent
after a concert.
By Mr. TuomAs—Some people called it a cock. and
•
hen club. It was frequented by sporting men and all
sorts.

On the part of the defendant Chaffey was called, and
swore that the money was lent to him, and that plaintiff
asked him fur it, and witness said he would pay as soon
as he could.
Cross-examined—Sometimes wore defendant's livery
for a spree, and sometimes defendant wore his, but they
were never both in livery at the same time.—(Laughter.)
The UNDER-SHERIFF said that although the money
was given into the hands of Chaffey, if it was on defend-
ant's request he was liable, as for money lent to him, but
if the money was lent to Chaffey, and defendant after-
wards guaranteed to pay it, there must be a contract
proved.
The jury immediately found for the full amount.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF BILL STEALING.—
George Ritman, and Thoma, Tull
y an eating-housekeeper,
residing at No. 91, St. Martin's-lune, were charged by
John William Sawyer, clerk to Messrs. Green and Co.,
ley, Cornhill, with stealing a bill of
exchange
sermfsoheriacnutes to five o'clock, he went to No. 91.
nu2gt2l
or- lstated that on the previous afternoon,
about
ei etlno C
St. Martin's lane, to present a bill for payment of 22/.
He drew it from his case with a notice attached, and
presented the latter to a female, who went away with it,
and presently returned with the prisoner Ritman, wbo
looked at the bill in his hands. Shortly afterwards the
prisoner Tully presented himself, and asked witness if
tie had the bill in his possession, and if he would allow
him (Tully) to look at it, which he did, and the prisoner
took it in his hands, and after looking at it for a few
minutes threw it on the table, and said the writing was
not his, and it was a forgery. Witness then took hold of
the bill, and was in the act of raising it from the table,
ahen the prisoner Ritman snatched it from him, and
squeezed it up, and passed it to a female whom Tully
said was his wife, whe tore it, and subsequently gave the
fragments to Tully. Witness told them that they had
acted very wrong in tearing the bill. The prisoners
laughed at him. and said it was a swindling affair, and
told him to be off about his business. He then went for a
constable and gave the prisoners into custody.
In cross-examination the prosecutor stated that he (lid
not know whether it was the practice of bankers to pre-
sent bills before they were sent to a notary.
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of thir. e
were on the back of the bill, but believed there might
be two. - -
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The solicitor for the prisoner said, he had no further
questions to ask. He would merely state to the magis-
trate the brief facts of the case. Mr. Tully was keeping
an eating house in St. Martin's lan?. Some few weeks ago
three well dressed men went to his house, and ordered a
dinner to be ready for them by four o'clock. They
afterwards left the house, and after being absent for a
couple of hours returned, and said that now they would
enjoy themselves, as they had sent the governor off to
a pigeon match at Chalk Farm. After partaking of
their dinner they proposed that Mr. Tully should join
them in a game of cards. He unfortunately consented,
and lost 8/. and several bottles of wine. He drank a
portion of the wine, and speedily became in such a state
that he was easily induced to give a bill for the
amount he had lost at cards. He had never seen the
men since, nor did he know that the bill of exchange
was out till it was presented by the complainant. It
was in a moment of excitement that Mr. Tully had acted
as he had done, as he knew that the bill had been ob-
tained from him in a fraudulent manner. He had no
further remarks to offer, but would leave the case in
the Magistrate's hands.
Mr. BiNorcui said, whether the bill was a swindle or
a forgery, %as not a question fur him to decide. He
would propose that the prisoners, or some one on their
part, should replace the bill and give it to the com-
plainant, and that they should also reimburse Messrs.
Green. for the trouble they had been at in presenting it.
If that was done he should discharge them.
The bill was subsequently pasted together and brought
into Court, and the expenses having been paid, the pri-
soners were discharged.

ARRIVAL OF THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM
PALACE.—Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the
Royal Princes and Princesses, attended by a numerous
suite, arrived by a special train at the Nime Elms
terminus of the South-Western Railway, this after-
noon, at five minutes past one o'clock. The royal
party immediately proceeded in five carriages, each
drawn by four horses, to Buckingham Palace, where
her Majesty arrived at twenty minutes after one
o'clock. The royal escort consisted of a detachment'
of the 12th Light Dragoons (Lancers).