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London, England, 1846-02-25 00:00:00

rather between themselves and their constituents
than for us to meddle with, whose chief anxiety
is to see Sir RonErvr PEEL'S proposals become the law of the
land. And, we believe, that if the protectionists were to
have their will, and an appeal were to he made to the
country as they ask, that they would take nothing by their
motion.

Evertere domus total optantibus Ipsis

Di feu:Res.
And if Sir ROBERT PEEL were good naturedly to let the
protectionists have the dissolution which they pray for, we
believe it would be the dissolution of the protection party,
No inference is to be drawn from the duke-ridden counties
and pocket-boroughs, in which great proprietary influence has
lately compelled new elections, and substituted men who are
protectionists still for men who were protectionists in 1841.
In some other cases, protectionists would be substituted for
Peelites on a general election ; but there are others in
which Peelites would be substituted for protectionists—aye,
and Liberals fur protectionists.. Will Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS
ever show his face again in Liverpool, or Mr. BEcitErr
DENISON (after voting against Ministers) in the West
Riding 7
A dissolution has hitherto been objected to, not be-
cause it was feared in itself, but beeauie it would pro-
duce delay in the carrying of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S
measure. Considering that this debate has gone on
for three weeks, and that a Parliament may be
dissolved and a new one called and begin business
in six weeks, perhaps Sir R. PEEL may change his mind.
We, at any rate, advise the protectioui3ts not to reckon too
much on his powers of endurance. lie may dissolve. Let,
them take care they are not caught in their own trap.

We have received Madrid journals of the 17th, but they
contain no news. A report seemed to gain ground that the
Ministry would pass the Electoral Bill with the utmost dis-
patch, and then dissolve the Cortes, preparatory to a general
election under the new law. Accounts have been received of
the movements of the Infante Don HENRY. He had not
made his escape, as reported, though he had left Vigo on the
12th instant much discontented, and refused to accept the
visit of the authorities. On the 17th the Three per Cents.
closed at 32% for cash, and 33 at 60 days; and the Madrid
and Aranjuez Railroad shares at 2,050 for cash.

The Paris papers are much occupied with the speeches of
the new Spanish Ministers in the Cortez, containing explana-
tions of the late crisis, which several of them give at length►
with comments, but we find nothing in them requiring
notice. Those of the Opposition are of opinion that NARVAEz
has been greatly disappointed by the result, and that when
he resigned he expected to be able to form a Cabinet, of
which he should be the chief. They infer also that he had
some dangerous plans in view, to which his colleagues would
not consent. In the Committee of the French Chamber of
Deputies, on Monday, appointed to take into consideration the
extraordinary vote of 25,000,000 f. for the service of the army
in Africa, a long and spirited discussion took Flace. Several of
the speakers, chiefly of the Ministerial side, were in favour of
a more limited plan of occupation, while the Opposition Mem
hers generally approved of the policy adopted by Marshal
BUGEAUD, and taking possession of the entire country from
Morrocco to Tunis. Should their opinion prevail many extra-
ordinary grants of 25,000,000 f. will yet be required, but the
general feeling seemed rather the other way, and adverse to
the mode of warfare hitherto practised. The Committee,
however, was nearly equally divided, for four Opposition
members were elected out of the nine. The object of the grant
was to raise the effective strength of the army to 95,331 men
Political affairs seemed to be in a sad state of confusion at
Berne. A letter from that city, dat.:d the 19th instant, gives
the following account of the last meeting of the Grand
Council :

" We have had a stormy sitting to-day which lasted from nine in
the morning to seven in the evening. There were about 112 mem-
bers present. The matter brought under consideration was to de-
mand categorical explanations from the nine members of the Council
of State hostile to the institution of a constituent assembly. These
gentlemen are, MM. Neuhaus, Weber, Steinhaur, Jaggi, Bigler,
Lecorimigut, Bandelier, Dottier, and Schmalz. The meeting flist de-
cided that the nine members should withdraw during the delibera-
tions. M. Funk, President of the Court of Appeal, having in-
sisted on the necessity of the Grand Council knowing precisely the
intentions of functionaries called on to execute its decrees, and in
case of non-approval of calling for their resignation, pre-
sented a motion to that effect, which was adopted by 76 votes to 43,
It then named a committee of five members to bring forward propo-
sitions on the subject during the sitting. These members are, MM.
Ochsenhein, Funk, Dr. Lehmann, Migy, jun., and Steiner. To say
that the President of this Committee was the head of the Corps-
francs, is to declare the tendencies of the body. The Committee then
withdrew, and about three o'clock returned with a proposition, de-
claring that the interest of public order demanded imperatively
that the nine dissentient members should state how they in-
tended conciliating *he opinion which they had expressed rela-
tive to the Constituent Assembly, with their position of mem-
bers of the high executive authority, of which they composed
the majority. In consequence, the Grand Council decides that
the nine Councillors of State be called on to give, within the space
of an hour and a half, a tranquillising declaration, stating that they
will loyally assist in getting the resolution of the Grand Council,
confiding the revision of the Constitution to a constituent assembly,
carried into effect.' A warm discussion 'ensued, in the course of
which, a proposition from Chancellor Hunerwadel to proceed no fur-
ther in the matter, was at once rejected. At last, the meeting
agreed to extend to eight next morning the time which the nine
should have to declare themselves. The proposition of the commit-
tee of five with this change of ,time was carried by 75 votes to 29.
If the nine memlers should not to-morrow make a satisfactory de-
claration, they will be dismissed, and the officers of the Government
of Berne will be almost entirely renewed, the vacant places being,
no doubt, occupied by the Radicals."

According to the subjoined letters from Posen, of the 15th
instant, a conspiracy had been discovered in Prussian Poland.
The letters appear in the Government Gazette of Frankfort-
on-the Oder
" For several days it had been remarked that the Polish noblemen
who had kept away from Posen during the. winter were assemb ing
in great numbers. Yesterday upwards of 600 were counted. Pre-
cisely at the hour of dinner in the hotels, William-square was occi•
pied by troops, and immediately after domiciliary visits and arrests
commenced. About 100 Polish gentlemen were arrested at dinner,
and taken to the Etat-Major to be interrogated. Those who could
not give satisfactory answers were thrown into prison. Out of
thirty-nine chiefs of the conspiracy down on the list, only nine were
arrested last evening. The rest lie concealed, but they will he dis-
covered at last. Couriers were sent out in all directions, and nume-
rous patrols scour the town. A large quantity of powder and con-
siderable sums of money were found with the conspirators."
Another letter of the same date says :

" The measures taken by the authorities to preserve order have
ensured public tranquillity. There is still, however, much agitation
amongst the Polish population. The individuals arrested are thirty
in number, not forty, as previously reported, and all are of the kigher
classes of society. It is believed that amongs: the persons arrested
at Gnesen, and conducted here, is a Polish nobleman, one of the
heads of the conspiracy, and an emissary of the Propaganda of
Paris. Funds, amounting to 60,000 thalers were seized in the house
of one of the conspirators."
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On the Paris Borurso on Monday the Three per Cents, closed at 84f.
75c. ; the New Loan, at 84f. 50c. ; the Five per Cents , 123 f. 45e. ;
the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,3281.75 c.; Rouen, 1,0551.. ; Great Nor-
thern, 777 f. 50c. ; Havre, 735 f. ; Avignon, 1,015 f. ' • Vierzon, 725 f.;
Bordeaux, 05f. ; Boulogne, 5551.; Basic, 2521.50 e. ;Farnpoux, 475 f.
Dieppe, 477 f. 50c. ' • Paris and Strasburg, 556 f. 25e. ; Tours and
Nantes, 5911. 25c.; Belgian Two-and-a• Half per Cents., 5734 ; Spa-
nish Passives, 6% ; Domestic Debt, 323.

The following are the quotations for other lines:—
Paris and Lyons, definitive, 6251. ; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot)
5101. ; ditto (Lecointe). 5051. ; ditto (Compagnie Ateridionale)
5011. boc. ; ditto (llefinitives), 656 f.; Bordeaux and Cetto (iliac•
kenzie), 503 f. 50c. ; ditto (Espeleta), 5101. ; Charleroi (Ky.
seen's), 4951.

MARSEILLES, FED. 19.—Marseilles and Avignon, 991 f. 25c.
LYONS, FEB. 21.--Narseles and Avignon,l,olof.; PaT is and Orleans,
1,320 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,045 f. ; Orleans and Yierzon, 717 f. 50e.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREII;N RAILWAYS AT THE

LONDON STOCK E SCHANGE, FEB: 25.

Boulogne and Amiens, 11%—Bordeaux and Mediterranean, I
—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espelota). DA—East Indian, 1
—Great Northern of Franco Constituted, 16 —Great Western
Bengal, %—Great Western Canada, 2N—ltalian and Austrian, I
—Louvain and Jeinappe, 2—Luxembourg, 2 —.Madrid and Va.
lentia, —Namur and Liege, 3% —Orleans and Bordeaux, 11%.

RAILW AY COMMIT FEES

(THIS DAY.)

Sub-Committee, No. 2.

This Commit tee met to-day at twelve o'clock. The Men:
hers present were—Sir J. Y. Boller (Chairman), Mr. Bel
Mr. Bramston, and Mr. Walker.

DIRECT LONDON AND WIA.NCIIESTER.
The consideration of the remaining allegations in the
petition, which were not concluded yesterday, were re-
sumed.
It was alleged in the petition that notice had not baen
served on the owners of the property 42, in the parish of
lbstock.
Mr. DYSON contended that the consent of the parties peti-
tioning should be proved.
The requisite evidence was then adduced, and the Com-
mittee found that in this case the standing orders had been
complied with.
It was also alleged that a piece of land between Nos. F 5
and 88, in the same parish, was not iu the book of reference
deposited with the clerk of the peace for the county.
The allegation was not sustained.
There was a similar allegation with respect to the field
marked 32, on the part of Sir Charles Hastings, the owner
of the same.
Mr. Hughes (solicitor to Sir Charles Hastings) proved the
ownership of the property in question.
The clerk of the peace for Bedford not being in attendance,
the allegation was abandoned.
There was another allegation, to the same effect, with
respect to the property, No. 72, the property of the same
owner.
The petition was from the occupier, Mr. Rice, whose con-
sent to the petition was shown.
The Committee found that in this case the standing orders
had not been complied with.
Several similar allegations were abandoned.
It was then alleged, on the part of the surveyors of high-
ways in Manchester, that no nottce respecting the property,
No. 5, Oxford-row, in the parish of Manchester, had been
served.
This allegation was not pressed.
There was a similar allegation, which was abandoned, the
witnesses not being in attendance.
This was the 334th allegation, and the 344th was the next
taken, the intermediate allegations being abandoned. This
allegation was to the effect, that in No. 51 in the parish of
Staple-hill, in the occupation of James Wilson, notice had
not been served on the owner.
This allegation was not sustained.
1 here was a similar allegation with respect to Nos. 54 and
58 in the parish of Tutbury, which was abandoned, as well
as an allegation to the effect that the property marked No.
156 was described as the property of Sir Oswald Moseley,
whereas the owner was the Marquis of Anglesea.
It was also alleged that no notice had been served on Sir
Oswald Moseley with respect to a plantation, his property,
marked No. 4.
This allegation was not sustained.

Sub-Committee, No. 3.

This Committee resumed its sittings at the usual hour this
morning, Mr. Aglionby in the chair.

ELY AND BUTLY.

The object of the petitioners in this case was to make a
railway from Ely to the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's
Railway, at Bury, a distance of 2314 miles. The estima'ed
cost of the line was 230,000/., and the sum deposited with
the Accountant. General amounted to 17,2501. Messrs. Dyson,
Wall, and Co., are the Parliamentary agents, and Mr. I. S.
Valentine the engineer.
The customary formal proofs having been put in, the
Committee decided that the stantiing orders had been com-
plied with.

Sub :Committee. No. 5.
The Committee met at twelve o'clock. Present Mr. Home
Drummond (Chairman), the O'Conor Don, Mr. Rice, Mr.
G. Phillips, and Mr. Compton.